HC Deb 08 June 1943 vol 390 c547W
Mr. A. Edwards

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the various funds for aid to China and Russia are able to provide any goods that are not available under lend-lease arrangements to those countries?

Sir K. Wood

Yes, Sir.

Department. 1940. 1941. 1942.
tons tons tons
Admiralty … … 6,303 7,236 8,763
Air Ministry … … 6,399 6,312 7,450
War Office … … 18,723 20,460 25,149
Post Office … … 8,496 6,255 5,479
Inland Revenue … … 1,956 2,355 2,441
Ministry of Food … … 3,333 3,063 3,232
Ministry of Labour and National Serive … … 1,626 1,443 1,476
Ministry of Home Security … … 621 435 901
Ministry of Works … … 663 636 472
Ministry of Health … … 1,059 1,110 719
Ministry of Supply … … 1,959 2,787 2,971
Ministry of Aircraft Production … … 438 852 1,087
Ministry of War Transport … … 471 252 340
Board of Trade … … 195 624 1,283
National Savings Committee … … 747 504 499
Ministry of Information … … 1,180 3,432 3,414

The compilation of detailed statistics of usage would involve an expenditure of time and labour which I should not regard as justifiable.