asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the net average annual amount of the financial assistance received by the United Kingdom, whether in the form of grants or loans, during the periods of July, 1945, to October, 1951, and November, 1951, to September, 1954, respectively, from the United States of America, the Commonwealth countries, the International Monetary Fund and the European Payments Union, allowance being made for repayments of principal and payments of interest.

£313 million in the first period and £38 million in the second.