§ Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider the advisability of allowing shopkeepers to issue War Savings Certificates since there are numerous cases of applicants being told to come again when wanting to buy such certificates?
§ Sir K. WoodMy hon. Friend is no doubt aware that applications to purchase National Savings Certificates can already be forwarded to the Post Office through shopkeepers acting as honorary official agents for the War Savings Campaign. There are over 8,000 of these agents in England and Wales and the possibility of providing them with stocks of certificates is at the moment under consideration as part of the Government's
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Year ended 31st December,1939. Year ended 31st December,1940. Beer, home-made— Great Britain—Standard barrels … … 18,509,000 17,796,000 Bulk barrels … … 25,109,000 25,068,000 Northern Ireland—Standard Barrels … … 40,000 39,000 Bulk barrels … … 56,000 57,000 Beer, imported— Great Britain—Standard barrels … … 654,000 594,000 Bulk barrels … … 672,000 616,000 Northern Ireland—Standard barrels … … 126,000 126,000 Bulk barrels … … 150,000 154,000 policy of ensuring the maximum possible facilities for effecting savings.