HC Deb 01 March 1978 vol 945 cc269-70W
Mr. Adley

asked the Chancellor of the Excheqeuer by how much, in area, the new £ note is smaller than its predecessor.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The new £1 note measures 2⅝ inches x 5–5/16ths inches compared with 2–13/16ths inches x

average growth rate that would be required between 1977 and 1979 in order to validate the Scenario II targets for 1975–79 for each sector.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The following table gives the information requested. The figures in the third column show the annual average growth rate which would be required from 1977 to 1979 in order to meet the Scenario II targets in 1979.

5–15/16ths inches for its predecessor. The difference in area is 2¾ sq. inches.

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