§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the expenses of the National Savings Committee for the year ended 31st October, 1948; and what percentage were these expenses of the net savings.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe answer to the first part of the Question is about£1,100,000. In reply to the second part, the net savings recorded in the same period amounted to£117 million, but it would not be correct to calculate the former figure as a percentage of the latter.