§ Mr. Hardyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the application of the National Union of Bank Employees for all banks to close on the first business day of January and July to the public to enable the staffs to deal more effectively with the half-yearly balances; and with what result.
§ Sir S. CrippsI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on the 3rd May by my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Lipson), to which I have nothing to add.