§ 69. Mr. CURRIEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will cause arrangements to be made whereby investors in Scotland can obtain Treasury Bills from local bankers instead of being obliged to employ and pay an agent in London, which process involves an unnecessary waste of time and money; whether bills will in future be issued for amounts suitable for small investors and not restricted to amounts of £1,000 and upwards; and whether no subscriptions from investors, large and small, in Scotland are desired in the meantime?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Acland)The present arrangements for the issue of Treasury bills are working very satisfactorily, and my right hon. Friend is not disposed to disturb them—at any rate while they are still, as at present, in the experimental stage.