HC Deb 03 June 1937 vol 324 cc1188-9W
Mr. Nicolson

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that rent is being charged for the tents now loaned by his Department to the Basque Refugee Children's Committee; and whether he will consider, as an act of grace, only charging the committee with the actual out-of-pocket charges incurred?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

I assume that the hon. Member refers to tentage lent to the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief. The tentage and other camp stores were lent to that committee as a special case in view of the urgency of their demand, and the loan was made on terms which were accepted before the issue of the stores. I see no reason to vary those terms.