§ Mr. DENMANasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the average amount of the floating debt and the rate of interest thereon in each of the last three financial years?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe weekly average amount of floating debt in the last three years has been:
£ 1932–33 … … 813,396,000 1933–34 … … 951,184,000 1934–35 … … 878,089,000 The average rate of interest on Treasury bills issued by tender during each of the same years has been:
1932–33 … … 17s. 8d. 1933–34 … … 12s.5.5d. 1934–35 … … 12s.6.7d.