§ Mr. KENNEDYasked the Prime Minister under what head and on what dates we have spent something like£5,500,000 on the supply of foodstuffs to North Russia?
§ Mr. McCURDYExpenditure has been incurred for the supply of foodstuffs to North Russia as follows:—
£ s. d. 1918–19 (Vote of Credit, Item 33) 2,713,174 11 0 1919–20 (Miscellaneous War Services, Item C) 1,462,219 15 8 1920–21 (Miscellaneous War Services, Item C) 570,823 16 5 £4,746,223 3 1 The supplies may be classified approximately as follows:—
£ s. d. Food supplies, mainly wheat 2,190,000 0 0 Fish 955,000 0 0 Medical stores 56,000 0 0 Clothing (including household and small agricultural implements) 1,130,000 0 0 Warehousing, freight and office expenses in connection with the stores 415,000 0 0 The following sums have been recovered in respect of these stores and have been paid into the Exchequer:—
£ s. d. February, 1920 … … 805,067 4 7 March, 1921 … … 404,994 4 3 May, 1921 … … 140,000 0 0 January, 1922 … … 280,000 0 0 £1,630,061 8 10