§ 61. Mr. Wyattasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in view of the fact that the copper content of a penny piece is currently worth approximately 1.2d., what steps he is taking to prevent the melting down of penny pieces and their resale at 20 per cent. profit.
§ Mr. CallaghanNone. I doubt whether any profit could be made after allowing for the cost of extracting the copper from the alloy.