Mr. G. WHITEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of individual holdings of Five Per Cent. War Loan, 1929–47, on 1st January, 1922, and 1st January, 1923; and the numbers of holdings under £200 face value on each of these dates?
§ Mr. BALDWINApart from holdings of bearer bonds of which, of course, particulars cannot be given, the figures on the 1st December, 1921, and 1st December, 1922, the nearest dividend dates to the dates mentioned were as follow:
1921. 1922. Total holdings … 3,397,504 3,234,166 Holdings under £200 (approximate) … 2,518,300 2,345,200