§ MR. BOWLES (Lambeth, Norwood)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present amount outstanding of the £30,000,000 2¾ percentum war loan; and what amount is expected to be paid off of that loan by the end of the current financial year, 1908–9.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The amount of war loan outstanding on the 30th September 1908 was £22,326,602, I can give no information in advance as to the intended application of sinking fund moneys to the purchase of a particular security.