HC Deb 18 January 1949 vol 460 cc3-4W
Sir W. Darling

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of money in Trustee Savings Banks and in P.O. Savings Banks, respectively, for convenient periods in 1945 and 1948.

Sir S. Cripps

The amounts due to depositors in the trustee savings banks were £604 million at 30th November, 1945, and £801 million at 30th November, 1948. The amounts due to depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank were £1,758 million at 30th November, 1945, and £1,965 million at 30th November. 1948.