HC Deb 11 November 1953 vol 520 c56W
Mr. T. Reid

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sums are owed to the Government of the United Kingdom by foreign and Commonwealth Governments respectively.

Mr. Maudling

The sums owed to the Government of the United Kingdom by foreign and Commonwealth Governments, other than those arising from the 1914–18 war, are recorded on pages 61, 62 and 72 to 76 of the Finance Accounts of the United Kingdom for the financial year ended 31st March, 1953, and amounted at that date to£496 million and£11 million respectively.