HC Deb 09 May 1963 vol 677 c89W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Minister of Defence how many Poles there are in this country who served in the allied cause during the war.

Mr. Thorneycroft

It is estimated that the number is of the order of 80,000, of whom some 30,000 are naturalised British subjects.

Mr. Grimond

asked the Minister of Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of paying pensions to Polish ex-Service men.

Mr. Thorneycroft

I do not have the records to enable an estimate to be made.