SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS AND NATIONAL SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.

HC Deb 16 July 1924 vol 176 cc400-1W

Captain RAMAGE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amounts invested in the Post Office Savings Bank and in the National War Savings Certificates, respectively, for each of the years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923?

Mr. SNOWDEN

The information asked for is as follow:

—	1919.	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.
Savings Certificates.
Actual Amounts subscribed in purchase of Certificates during the year.	79,013,449	44,785,311	42,148,948	89,276,671	51,502,037
Repayments (excluding interest).	19,804,618	31,829,879	30,059,083	31,584,025	32,933,018
	59,148,831	12,955,432	11,189,865	57,692,646	18,629,919