Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for War whether arrangements are being made with the Badoglio Government to pay to his Department bank balances standing to the credit of prisoners of war who were removed from Italian to German camps; and whether arrangements have been made for the despatch of their effects.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI presume my hon. Friend is referring to credit balances accumulated by prisoners whilst in captivity in Italy. As soon as the amounts of such balances and the sources from which they were derived can be clearly established, immediate steps will be taken by His Majesty's Government to settle them. Any effects that have been recovered from camps are being sent to this country for ultimate return to their owners.