Mr. Vaneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the cost of the British occupation of Germany chargeable against the German economy for each of the financial years since V.E.-Day.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe expenses incurred in German currency for the maintenance of the Forces of Occupation, including the British Element of the Control Commission for Germany, in the British zone of Germany and British Sector of Berlin, are as follows:
Year Millions of Marks (a) 1945–46 … … 614 1946–47 … … 1,937 1947–48 … … 2,313 1948–49 (a) … … 1,887 1949–50 (b) … … 1,374 1950–51 (c) … … 1,441 Notes (a) In 1948 the Deutschemark replaced the Reichsmark.(b) Figures for 1949–50 are subject to minor final adjustments. (c) Figures for 1950–51 are still an estimate only.