§ Mr. REMERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present-day value of the investments of the British Government in the Suez Canal, Anglo-Persian Oilfields, British Cellulose Company, British Dyes, Limited, and other companies in which they are interested?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe present value of His Majesty's Government's holding in Suez Canal shares is approximately £23,200,000. For some of the other shares mentioned there is no available quotation, but the cost value of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's shares was £4,250,000, and of the British Dyestuffs Corporation, Limited shares, £1,700,001. With regard to British Cellulose, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Whitechapel (Mr. Kiley) on the 1st March last.