§ Mr. Hollisasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the rejection of the Harrison-Hubbard plan for the rebuilding of Malta by the Maltese Government; and what assurance can be given that the money voted by the Imperial Parliament for that rebuilding will be so spent.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsI have seen Press reports to the effect that certain central features of the Harrison-Hubbard plan for the rebuilding of Malta have not found favour with the Maltese Ministry; but I have no official information on this matter, which is within the competence of the local legislature. With regard to the second part of the Question the money voted to Malta by the Imperial Parliament was for the general purpose of making good war damage and reconstruction, and was in no way conditional upon the implementation of the Harrison-Hubbard plan, excellent as this is agreed to be. The usual accounting safeguards will be found in Section 2 of the Malta (Reconstruction) Act, 1947.