§ 48. Earl Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now state when value payments, and the interest thereon, will be paid to those entitled to them.
§ Mr. DaltonAs from 10th November next. But in many cases there are two or more owners (for example, a freeholder and a leaseholder), who must agree on how the payment is to be shared (going to arbitration if necessary), before the War Damage Commission can make the payment, or even begin the necessary calculations of interest, percentage increase, etc. I have already appealed to owners to hasten this process, and the Commission have sent out forms asking for early information, but replies have been received in only one-fifth of these cases. I strongly urge those concerned to delay no longer.