§ 53. Mr. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was invested in National Savings certificates and the number of investors in July, 1945; and what are the figures at the present time to the nearest convenient date.
§ Sir S. CrippsAt 31st July, 1945, £1,816 million, including £272 million estimated interest, and at 31st March, 1949, £2,133 million, including £399 million estimated interest. The best available estimates of the number of live holdings of National Savings Certificates are 17½ million in 1945 and 17 million today.