§ Mr. Hirstasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was collected under the War Damage Insurance Schemes; and what is the total amount of claims paid or accepted for payment.
§ Sir S. CrippsI am afraid that I can give figures only for contributions and payments under Part I of the War Damage Act, 1943, as other schemes do not come under my responsibility.
17WContributions towards the cost of payments for war damage to land and buildings amount to £197,800,000. Claims paid to date amount to £908 million. The outstanding liability cannot be stated since it is dependent on costs ruling at the time when repairs are actually carried out.