§ 114. Mr. RUNCIMANasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of the funds held by friendly and other registered industrial and provident institutions in the United Kingdom or Great Britain at the latest date for which data is available?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLAt 31st December, 1923, the latest date at which data are available, the figures for England, Wales and Scotland were, for societies registered under the Friendly Societies Act, £108,807,255, and for industrial and provident societies £130,890,778.
§ Mr. W. THORNEIs there any possibility of stopping the thief who is going to raid some of these funds?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANWhen will the right hon. Gentleman be able to let us have more recent figures than for 1923?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI do not know, Sir.