HC Deb 29 November 1917 vol 99 c2234W
Mr. KENNEDY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amount already paid in respect of separation or other allowances to the dependants or friends of interned aliens in these islands; and will he state the amounts for 1914, 1915, and 1916?

Mr. HAYES FISHER

The allowances paid to the British-born wives and children of interned enemy aliens amounted approximately to 23,000 in 1914, £97,000 in 1915, and £139,000 in 1916.