Mr. T. THOMSON:

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government propose to take to distribute the balance of £450,000 still in hand, out of the £5,300,000 voted by Parliament for compensation for damage done by enemy action?

Mr. GUINNESS:

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the question by the hon. Member for the Edge Hill Division (Mr. Hayes) on 9th July.

Mr. THOMSON:

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that that reply did not refer to balances which had not been expended, and can he say whether the balances will be distributed amongst claimants?

Mr. GUINNESS:

The right hon. Gentleman stated on that occasion, I think, that it was not yet possible to see what free balance would be left, and that the time to decide the allocation of that balance would be when it was struck.