HC Deb 23 May 1919 vol 116 cc717-9W
Mr. JOHN JONES

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions if he will state the amount of compensation paid to each of the firms in the Silvertown area in consequence of loss and damage to property in connection with the recent explosion?

Mr. J. HOPE

The names of the firms and the amounts paid in compensation are as follow:

£ s. d.
6668 Venesta, Ltd 338,515 12 4
8014 Rank, J., Ltd 7,392 18 11
5716 Wholesale Co-operative Society, Ltd. 3,406 6 5
7536 United Alkali Co. 3,335 4 10
3941 Odams Nitrate Phosphate Co. 2,675 0 0
11018 Gas Light and Coke Co. 2,424 19 10
3871 Pinchin and Johnson and Co., Ltd. 2,257 17 5
5907 Watney, Coombe, Reid and Co., Ltd. 1,689 1 2
3623 T. W. Ward. Ltd. 1,460 7 8
10315 Forbes, Abbott and Lennard, Ltd. 1,000 0 0
9329 Spencer, Chapman and Messel, Ltd. 30,761 16 0
6506 Anglo-Continental Guano Works, Ltd. 17,672 0 0
3594 Burt, Boulton and Hay ward, Ltd. 10,095 15 9
5797 South Metropolitan Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd. 1,600 0 0
6143 Moore, Nettlefold and Co., Ltd 1,200 0 0
5780 Redpath, Brown and Co., Ltd 2,040 0 0
7805 Cory and Son, Ltd. 1,159 0 0
6308 J. Keiller and Son, Ltd. 2,090 4 0
3473 Silvertown Manure Works 15,332 0 0
8048 Siemens Bros. and Co., Ltd 4,936 0 0
4712 India Rubber and Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Co. 5,808 10 4
3040 John Knight, Ltd. 38,000 0 0
3545 Harvey and Co. 3,643 2 6
3588 A. Lyle and Son, Ltd. 39,060 0 0
6479 Silvertown Lubricants, Ltd 102,250 0 0
3875 Richard Moreland and Son, Ltd. 33,230 0 0
11042 Anglo American Oil Co Ltd 1,095 0 0
11044 British Alizarine Co., Ltd 41,193 10 2
5452 Chas. Turner and Sons 7,696 0 0
1889 Vernon and Sons 300,141 0 0
4488 South Metropolitan Gas Co 20,000 0 0
Total £1,043,161 7 4

A further total sum of £ 169,500 has been paid to a large number of other factories outside the immediate area of the explosion.