§ Mr. LUNNasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is satisfied that the recommendation of the Morris Carter Commission that £50,000 should be awarded as compensation in respect of the men of the Carrier Corps who disappeared or were killed in the War will be adequately met by the decision of His Majesty's Government to allot £50,000 for the expenses of carrying out the Commission's recommendations or whether deductions for other expenses will be made; and, if so, what sum will remain over for compensation?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe hon. Member will recollect that the Commission did not recommend the award of any compensation, but that this sum, which was in dispute between the Government of Kenya and His Majesty's Government, should be paid to Kenya and used to assist in carrying out the Commission's various proposals for development of the native lands. In the summary of conclusions issued by His Majestys' Government, and printed as a White Paper, it was stated clearly that the question of this liability had been consistently challenged but that His Majesty's Government had decided to ask Parliament to make anex gratia grant of £50,000 to the Government of Kenya. The total cost of carrying out the Commission's recommendations is impossible to estimate at present, hut it will undoubtedly be in excess of £50,000 and there can, therefore, be no surplus available for any purpose.