HC Deb 01 August 1956 vol 557 cc168-9W
Sir H. Studholme

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of grants and loans respectively made by the United Kingdom Government to Commonwealth countries, including the Colonies, each year since the end of the war.

Sir E. Boyle

The amounts of loans and grants by the United Kingdom Government to the Governments of other Commonwealth countries including the Colonies each year since the end of the war are shown in the following table:

£ million
Grants Loans
1946 10
1947 7
1948 10
1949 18
1950 20
1951 20
1952 30 2
1953 25 4
1954 31 14
1955 34 12