§ MR. G. C. T. BARTLEY (Islington, N.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, the Departmental Committee of the Treasury, appointed last year to inquire into the rate of interest paid to the Post Office and Trustee Savings Banks, has yet reported; if so, whether he will lay the Report upon the Table; and, whether any immediate change is contemplated in the rate of interest paid to depositors?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.The Committee has not yet reported, but I understand that they will do so very shortly. Until I have seen the report, I cannot give a definite answer to the other questions of the hon. Member. It may possibly be the case that the report, being intended primarily for Departmental use, will not be suitable for publication as a whole.