HC Deb 17 July 1946 vol 425 c229W
157. Mr. T. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if it is intended to recover from our recent enemies the 30,000,000 odd needed for the rehabilitation of Malta.

Mr. Creech Jones

Loss and damage in Malta resulting from the war were, of course, taken into account when the United Kingdom and Colonial claims for reparations were compiled. But there is no prospect that enough money will be recovered from our late enemies by way of reparations to reimburse His Majesty's Government with more than a small proportion of the grant made to Malta.