§ Mr. G. GIBSONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that an old-established and important Manchester firm of shippers has gone into liquidation solely owing to the seizure and confiscation of the whole of its assets; including mills and textile goods, in Russia, amounting to millions of pounds sterling; and does he propose to take steps to endeavour to obtain restitution or reparation for those losses?
Mr. A. HENDERSONI have seen the Press reports of the case to which the hon. Member no doubt refers, and understand that the liquidation was largely the result of losses sustained owing to the nationalisation of certain properties by the Soviet Government in 1918. The claim of the company in question, which, of course, is one of many, has been registered and will be considered at the appropriate time.