§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total of Exchequer and Treasury Bills outstanding at the present time; and also the total of the same class or classes of Bills outstanding on same date in March of each of the last three years.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) Statements relating to the Unfunded Debt which are issued at different dates cause great inconvenience and are apt to mislead; perhaps the hon. Member will kindly await the delivery of the Budget Statement. If the details I then give respecting the National Debt are insufficient I shall be happy to supplement them.