§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will publish details of Britain's debts to other countries; and what pro-
— Outstanding at 31st March, 1946 Outstanding at 31st March, 1950 £000 £000 United States of America: Government Loan under Agreement of 6th December, 1945 (Cmd. 6708) 161,290* 1,556,468* E.C.A. Loan under Agreements of 28th October, 1948 (Cmd. 7550) and 16th February, 1949 (Cmd. 7636) — 115,250 Reconstruction Finance Corporation Loan under Agreement of 21st July, 1941 (Cmd. 6295) 60,016 33,518 Government of Canada: Loan under Agreement of 6th March, 1946 (Cmd. 6904) — 375,000 Loan Free of Interest 121,026 94,824 Government of Newfoundland 2,763 — Government of India 20,887 166,878 Government of Pakistan — 7,554 Government of Portugal 61,195 82,300 Government of Belgium (Agreement of 7th September, 1949 (Cmd. 7811)) — 2,054 Loans from Colonies: Governments of East Africa (Joint Loans) 10,958 8,781 Kenya 3,177 2,004 Northern Rhodesia 2,332 310 Southern Rhodesia 3,000 — Trinidad 3,247 797 Ceylon 7,622 5,121 Other Colonies 11,69 5,595 * These figures include the amounts due to the U.S.A. under the Lend-Lease Settlement. If my hon. Friend is referring to the United Kingdom's sterling liabilities, I would refer him to Table IV of Cmd. 7928.