HC Deb 12 May 1950 vol 475 c99W
Mr. Dodds

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of money in Trustee Savings Banks and in Post Office Savings Banks, respectively, for convenient periods in 1945, 1948 and 1949.

Sir S. Cripps

The amounts due to depositors in the Trustee Savings Banks were £605 million at 31st December, 1945; £799 million at 31st December, 1948; and £853 million at 31st December, 1949. The amounts due to depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank were £1,777 million at 31st December, 1945; £1,948 million at 31st December, 1948; and £1,949 million at 31st December, 1949.