§ Sir W. Brassasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the approximate currency circulation in the country during the month of March, or any other convenient month, in each of the following years, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1938, 1944.
§ Sir J. AndersonThe following are the estimated total amounts of notes and coin held by banks and the public at the dates named, excluding the Bank of England Reserve but including an unknown amount held abroad:
£ millions June, 1914 … … 190 June, 1918 … … 440 June, 1920 … … 560 June, 1938 … … 560 June, 1944 … … 1,250