HC Deb 06 December 1945 vol 416 c2714W
Sir W. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for War what is the approximate annual cost of the Army of Occupation in Europe.

Mr. Bellenger

The pay and family allowances of the troops occupying Ger many and Austria amount at present to about £130,000,000 a year. The number of troops and their cost is falling.