HC Deb 18 August 1919 vol 119 c1927W
Captain W. BENN

asked the Secretary to the Treasury what amounts of money have been voted by Parliament for the Secret Service in the present year and in the year 1914, and to what Departments?

Mr. BALDWIN

The Vote for Secret Service in the financial year 1913–14 was £50,000, and the amount voted in the current financial year £200,000. I must adhere to the invariable practice of giving no details of the allocation of this Vote.