HC Deb 08 December 1948 vol 459 cc63-4W
Mr. Sharp

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now give a favourable reply to the letter sent to his Department on 27th November by the Mirfield Urban District Council about the transfer of funds to France to permit the erection of a War Memorial to the Fallen of the 49th West Riding Division.

Sir S. Cripps

As I stated on 7th December in reply to a Question by the hon. and gallant Member for Perth (Colonel Gomme-Duncan), I am now prepared to allow the transfer of a sum not exceeding £5,000 to cover the total expenditure, either in cash or in goods, on the erection of a Divisional Memorial in a country whose currency is soft, so long as that currency remains soft. A letter in these terms has been sent to the Clerk of the Mirfield Urban District Council.