HC Deb 21 June 1979 vol 968 c672W
25. Sir Derek Walker-Smith

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present position regarding delayed payments under the premium bonds scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lawson

The backlog caused by the strike is now almost cleared. I refer my right hon. and learned Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham and Crawley (Mr. Hordern) on 25 May.—[Vol. 967, c.304.]