HC Deb 20 November 1941 vol 376 c497W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Postmaster-General the numbers of Post Office Savings Bank depositors at the commencement of the war; what they are now; and what was the balance due to them then and now?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

At the commencement of the war there were approximately 11,620,000 Post Office Savings Bank depositors, and the aggregate balance due to them was £537,530,000. On The 31st October, 1941, there were 14,800,000 depositors with an aggregate balance of £799,381,000.