§ 51. Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what percentage approximately of the £400 million-odd given or promised in recent years by British taxpayers in gifts to British dependencies has been spent or earmarked for annual social services therein, and not on schemes for the continuous production of wealth, with which permanent dependency social services could be established.
§ Mr. HopkinsonOf a total of about £415 million given or promised to British dependencies and mandated territories by Her Majesty's Government since 1919, it is estimated that approximately £78 million, or just under 19 per cent., has been or will be devoted to social services.