§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the quantity of gold currently held in reserve by the International Monetary Fund; and what its total value is at the international traded price ruling on 31 March 1981.
§ Mr. LawsonThe current quantity of gold held by the International Monetary Fund is 103.4 million ounces. Its total value on 31 March, on the basis of the London afternoon gold fixing of $513.75 per ounce, was $53,122 million.
Source: "International Financial Statistics", March 1981.