HC Deb 07 October 1941 vol 374 c858W
Colonel Carver

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the town or village which now holds the record in respect of subscription, per head of population, to any war savings effort recently made?

Sir K. Wood

The War Savings effort in both town and country is a continuous one and I do not think that the results of any particular period of special activity can give a satisfactory comparative picture of the total savings achieved by different parts of the country. Moreover, special efforts made by many small country districts have been included in the figures for larger areas. Subject to those observations, I give, below the six best results of recent War Weapons Weeks:

per head £
Bideford (Devon) 38
Chigwell (Essex) 42
Frinton and Walton (Essex) 72
Heckmondwike (Yorks) 42
Ilkley (Yorks) 55
Masham (Yorks) 79