§ Mr. Wilkesasked the President of the Board of Trade why the claim of Mrs. Eileen George of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for war damage compensation for the destruction in April, 1942, of her home in Meiktila, Burma, has not yet been settled; and if he is aware that Mrs. George submitted full details on Form 10 DLIA to the Burma War Damage Claims Commission on 14th February, 1947, and that the hon. Member for Newcastle, Central, submitted full details of this case to his Department on 22nd May, 1950.
Mr. H. WilsonA payment under the extended Far Eastern Private Chattels Scheme was made to Mrs. George on 26th July. My hon. Friend will be aware162W that the extended scheme was only announced on 27th June, 1949. I am unable to answer for any applications made to the Burma War Damage Commission, which is an agency set up by the Burma Government.