§ Mr. RAPERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the amounts which have been paid away on various occasions by His Majesty's Government for the upkeep and maintenance of Assyrian, Armenian, Russian, and other refugees?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThe total expenditure incurred in connection with Russian refugees is £1,108,336.
The total expenditure on Armenian refugees in Iraq is:
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£ Estimates, 1921/22 278,000 Previous to 1921/22, rupees 135 lakhs = (at par) 900,000 £1,178,000 It is regretted that, several Departments being concerned, it is not possible to give at once the total expenditure incurred up-to-date in respect of:
but the information is being obtained, and will be communicated to the hon. Member.
- (1) Assyrian refugees;
- (2) Armenian refugees other than those in Iraq;