HC Deb 29 July 1942 vol 382 cc529-30W
Sir P. Harmon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a general statement giving in round figures the result of the Warships Week appeal; and the percentage of the result attributable to small savings?

Sir K. Wood

One thousand one hundred and seventy-eight Warship Weeks have been held in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The total amount raised during these weeks was £546,000,000 of which £141,000,000 of 25.8 per cent. was subscribed through the channels especially designed for the small investor.