HC Deb 18 July 1939 vol 350 cc187-8
54. Sir J. Mellor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give any estimate of the present value of holdings in the United Kingdom of foreign securities for which a free market exists in the United States of America?

Sir J. Simon

The matter is one to which close and constant attention is given, but I do not think it is desirable to publish official estimates.