Stocks Held by Government Departments and Public.

HC Deb 18 March 1912 vol 35 cc1660-1W

Mr. HAROLD SMITH

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present amount of Consols, Irish Two-and-Three-Quarters per Cent, and Three per Cent. Land Stock, and Local Loan Stock now held by the public and public departments, respectively?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

The information is given in the following table:—

	Held by Government Departments.	Held by Public.	Total.
	£	£	£
Consols	164,061,653	391,001,334	555,062,987
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	30,217,480	22,512,638	52,730,118
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	8,576,864	3,287,585	11,864,449
Local Loans Stock	36,859,734	34,199,079	71,058,813

The distribution of the stocks between Government Departments and the public has been estimated, as the last actual figures available were those relating to 31st March, 1911.