§ 47. Mr. Bellengerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give an estimate of the amount of short-term capital held in this country on foreign account?
§ Sir J. SimonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr. Liddall) on Thursday last.
§ Mr. BellengerIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the close relationship between the short-term loans in this country and the gold stock holdings, and is he aware also that the United States Government publish figures such as are asked for in this question? Cannot the right hon. Gentleman bring his Department up to date?
§ Sir J. SimonI really think that if the hon. Gentleman will he good enough to look at the answer to which I have referred he will find that it deals with the matter rather fully.