HL Deb 27 June 1950 vol 167 c1113

7.3 p.m.

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

My Lords, at this hour you will not want a second long speech from me, but I must say something to explain the purposes of this Bill. We hope to receive some£4,500,000 from the Government of Yugoslavia and some £8,000,000 from the Government of Czechoslovakia, spread over a number of years, in respect of the losses which have been suffered by British concerns