Mr. Baker Whiteasked the President of the Board of Trade, if it is possible to make any broad estimate of the number of clothing coupons outstanding in the issues to be cancelled as from 1st November next; and a similar estimate of the number of persons holding these coupons.
§ Sir S. CrippsSuch information as there is suggests that the holding at the present time does not exceed 100 million or the equivalent of two coupons per head. Normal spending would, of course, reduce this number considerably by 1st November, even if the coupons were not to be invalidated. With regard to the last part of the Question, I have no means of making any estimate.