69. Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for loans have been received by the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board from British citizens who were forced to leave Egypt and whose 141W possessions are still withheld; and how many such applications have been granted.
§ 73. Mr. H. Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on progress made by the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe Board took over from the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society on 25th February the making of payments to meet the needs of British subjects from Egypt resident outside hostels; in addition, they are maintaining in hostels some 3,000 British subjects. To assist the resettlement of these British subjects the Board is authorised, in addition to paying allowances, to make both grants and loans in appropriate cases. It is not one of the functions of the Board to make loans or advances against sequestrated assets in Egypt, but to meet the individual needs of people now in this country, and for that purpose the Board has paid grants for a variety of purposes, including the emigration costs of 115 people, and is now beginning to receive and consider applications for the payment of resettlement grants for accommodation, furnishing and similar objects. The Board has also taken over from the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society the responsibility of making loans to meet educational commitments in this country incurred by these British subjects before the recent events in Egypt, and is making advances to about 350 former pensioners of the Egyptian Government. The Board is in close consultation with the Ministry of Labour and National Service about employment, and work has been found for about 500 of these British subjects.