§ Mr. F. THOMSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the application to the London Stock Exchange Committee for an official quotation for the 8,100,000 ordinary shares issued by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company was made at the request of His Majesty's Government; and, if so, does this mean that it is the intention of the Government to dispose of their shares on the open market?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe reply to both of these questions is in the negative. It is understood that the inclusion of the Government shares in the application was due to a ruling of the Stock Exchange Committee who refused an application for a quotation for the 600,000 shares issued to the public early in the year unless all the shares issued by the company were included in the application.