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Prisoners of War (Cost).

Oral Answers to Questions — British Army. – in the House of Commons at on 12 December 1939.

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Photo of Mr Robert Taylor Mr Robert Taylor , Morpeth

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the £50 a day which it costs to keep 23 German officer prisoners includes the rent for the mansion and the cost of erecting the barbed-wire defences and guarding the prisoners?

Photo of Sir Victor Warrender Sir Victor Warrender , Grantham

As my right hon. Friend stated in reply to the right hon. and gallant Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Colonel Wedgwood) on Tuesday, 21st November, the £50 does not include rent, which has not yet been settled, nor does it include any capital expenditure. It includes the cost of guarding the prisoners.

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