§ Brigadier-General SURTEESasked the Prime Minister what money, if any, has been paid by Germany on account of the 1468W indemnity she agreed to pay under the Versailles Treaty; if the total sum has been agreed upon; and, if not, when it will be decided; and approximately what the cost of the War has been to this country; and what proportion of this total it has been arranged Germany shall pay?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Reparation Commission has received from Germany considerable deliveries in kind (ships, coal, etc.), but the cash received in respect of Reparation up to the present is that required for the expenses of the Commission. The amount of damage for which compensation is to be made by Germany is, under Article 233 of the Treaty of Versailles, to be determined by the Reparation Commission on or before May 1st, 1921. This amount has not yet been determined, but the question of its immediate determination will no doubt be considered by the Supreme Council at the meeting at Spa which is at present in progress. As regards the cost of the War to this country I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave to the right hon. Member for the South Molton Division of Devonshire (Mr. G. Lambert) on 20th May, 1919.