§ Captain BENNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of persons resident in Great Britain who are holders of any form of British Government securities, including all classes of British funds and National Savings Certificates?
§ Mr. BALDWINI fear that no reliable figures can be given. The hon. and gallant Member will realise that a stockholder may hold stock on more than one account and that conversely an account may be in the names of more than one holder. Moreover, a holder of Government Stock may also hold Savings Certificates. The number of Stock accounts is about 6,400,000. An unofficial estimate puts the total number of persons holding British Government securities as high as 17,000,000.