§ Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Lord Privy Seal what is the amount due by Germany to this country for the cost of the Army of Occupation; whether the Government has considered whether a demand for immediate payment, if exacted, would retard the economic recuperation of Germany; and whether any arrangements have been made for the payment of this debt precedent to the payment of indemnity and other charges?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWIn reply to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to a question by the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison) on the 1st June. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative, and to the third that by the Treaty of Versailles the cost of the Armies of Occupation ranks prior to reparation.