asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the extent to which forged money has been discovered entering this country from South Eastern Europe.

Since the war, some 5,300 forged bank notes to a total face-value of £50,500 are known to have reached the United Kingdom from countries in South Eastern Europe. Practically all these forged notes originated in Germany.

Is the Chancellor able to say whether these notes are reaching this country through diplomatic channels?

I cannot give the information as to the routes along which they came. If the hon. Member likes to put down a Question, I will try to answer it.