§ Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for War the total cost of sending soldiers to British Guiana and maintaining them there up to 31st December; and what is his estimate of the weekly expenditure likely to be incurred in the current year.
§ Mr. HeadThe extra cost up to 31st December, 1953, including the cost of movement, has been about £100,000. The extra cost of maintenance is about £2,000 a week, and this will continue while the present garrison remains there.