§ 52. Mr. Craven-Ellisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount of the note issue in circulation at the peak period for the years 1923, 1929, 1934, 1937, and 1938?
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon)With my hon. Friend's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following are the figures as published in the Bank of England's Weekly Return and (so far as concerns 1923) in the Treasury statements of the Currency Note Issue:
| 1923: | £ | s. | d. | |
| 26th December | … | 403,333,732 | 10 | 0 |
| 1929: | ||||
| 25th December | … | 379,573,841 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934: | ||||
| 26th December | … | 405,163,800 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937: | ||||
| 22nd December | … | 509,315,646 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938: | ||||
| 5th October | … | 505,784,303 | 0 | 0 |
| [The figures for 1923 include Bank Notes, Treasury Notes and Certificates.] |