HC Deb 21 October 1943 vol 392 c1528W
Mr. Creech Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total money gifts, loans and other grants and contributions by the Colonial Empire to the war effort by Britain?

Mr. Emrys-Evans

Apart from the contributions of some Colonial Governments towards the cost of their local military forces, the total contribution of the Colonial Empire towards the prosecution of the war now amounts in round figures to £48,000,000 made up as follows:

£
Gifts 23,300,000
Loans free of interest 10,700,000
Interest bearing loans 14,000,000