§ Mr. RAPERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any estimate has been presented to the Cabinet showing the amount required to pay compensation to those who have innocently suffered injury or the destruction of their property by the forces of the Crown in Ireland; whether a Cabinet decision has been arrived at on this matter; and whether a; Supplementary Estimate will be required?
Mr. YOUNGThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative; as regards the second and third parts of the question, the general question of the extension of the Criminal Injuries (Ireland) Acts, 1919 and 1920, is under consideration.