HC Deb 19 January 1943 vol 386 c86W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Tax Reserve Certificates were not available for purchase on 1st January, 1943; and what steps he has taken to provide a remedy for this omission?

Sir K. Wood

The Bank of England like the other Banks was closed on the 1st January, and no Government Securities were issued bearing that date. As at present advised I see no reason for making any exceptional arrangements for the benefit of investors in Tax Reserve Certificates outside the favourable terms accorded to them in the prospectus of the issue.