§ Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of authorised expenditure, to date, under the Marshall Plan; how much has been spent on food, raw materials and capital equipment; what proportion of purchases has been made in the U.S.A.; and in which countries were the off-shore purchases made.
§ Mr. JayProcurement authorisations issued to this country by the Economic Co-operation Administration in respect of grants totalled $386 million up to 15th September. Of this total, $182.85 million has been for food purchases from Canada; $26 million for food purchases from the U.S.; $16 million for tobacco purchases from the U.S.; $62.2 million for raw material purchases from the U.S. and petrofeum purchases from U.S. companies; $50.9 million raw material purchases from Canada, and $15.8 million raw material purchases from other countries in the Western Hemisphere. The remaining $32 million consist of expenditure on U.S. freights.