§ Mr. RILEYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the direct expenditure by the Government of India, during the last five years, on the pay and maintenance of Royal Air Force units in India; and what part of this expenditure is votable by the Indian Legislature?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe total expenditure by the Government of India, during the last five years, on the pay and maintenance of Royal Air Force units in India, including all payments made to the Air Ministry, has been nine crores eighteen lakhs of rupees, or an average of about £1,320,000 a year. No part of this expenditure is votable by the Indian Legislature.