HC Deb 12 March 1929 vol 226 c985
49. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what payments have been received in interest and dividend on the Government shares in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company since the formation of the company?

Mr. SAMUEL

The total amount of interest and dividend received by the Government on its holding of shares and debentures from the date of the Government's first investment in the company in 1914 to the present date is £6,616,089 5s. 1d.