§ Mr. Awberyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the original estimate of the war damage in Malta given by the assessor who went there in order to ascertain the amount; what was the actual amount granted by the United Kingdom Government; what proportion of this has been spent; and if all the buildings have now been restored.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe answer to the first part of the Question is about £28,800,000; to the second and third parts, nearly £32 million has been made available. including interest on investments and profits on realisation of securities, of which nearly £30,800,000 was spent by the 31st March, 1960. A number of war-damaged Government buildings have not yet been restored.