HC Deb 09 March 1916 vol 80 cc1724-5
88. Mr. CURRIE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Bank of England, in refusing to grant more than partial registration of joint holders of public funds, do so on any instructions issued by the Government or on its own responsibility?

Mr. McKENNA

The practice, as I have stated, has been long established, and I have no information which will enable me to say whether it originated on instructions issued by the Government or not.