§ 23. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the increased expenditure likely to be incurred by those Departments which have banking accounts with Scottish banks by reason of the increase in charges by those banks.
§ Mr. HughesCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the figure is likely to be very small? Since the banks are giving special treatment to religious and charitable institutions, does he consider himself to be one of them? Can he say whether he has made any representations to the banks, which make very big profits, on the ground that depositors regard these charges as inflationary? Does he not think that he should safeguard small depositors?