§ Sir L. LYLEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action has been taken by the Allies in respect of the categories of damage mentioned in Annex 1 to Part 8 of the Treaty of Peace, 1919; and what is the attitude of the British
1218WDuties, what was the actual revenue from the duties on spirits, home-made and imported, in the year ended 31st March, 1922; what was the estimated revenue from the above duties for the year ended 31st March, 1923; what was the actual revenue from the above duties for the year ended 31st March, 1923; what is the estimated revenue from the same duties for the year ending 31st March, 1924; and what is the actual revenue from the same duties for the nine months ended 31st December, 1923?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe information asked for is as follows:—
Government in respect to claiming compensation under any of them.
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe total amount of the damage was determined by the Reparation Commission under Article 233 of the Treaty of Versailles at 132 milliard gold marks (say £6,600 millions), subject to certain adjustments, and the Commission, acting under the same Article, drew up a Schedule of Payments for the discharge of this obligation. Germany's reparation payments are divisible between the various Allies in the agreed percentages, and there is no question of an Allied Government claiming compensation under any particular category of damage.
§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any higher duty than 26 per cent. was ever prescribed by the Treasury under Section 1 of the German Reparation (Recovery) Act, 1921; and, if so, when; and when was it reduced to 26 per cent.?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe rate of the levy was fixed at 50 per cent. by a Treasury 1219W Minute dated 24th March, 1921, and was reduced to 26 per cent. by a Treasury Minute dated 17th May, 1921.