HC Deb 28 June 1928 vol 219 c695
39. Sir J. POWER

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the stock of gold bullion and specie in this country compares with the stock at the time of the restoration of the gold standard?

Mr. CHURCHILL

No data are available except of the gold in the Issue Department of the Bank of England, which has risen from £153,906,000 on the 29th April, 1925, to £169,146,000 on the 80th June, 1928.