§ 35. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the plans of the Mint to change over to a decimal currency and to deal with the present national currency needs; and if he will transfer the whole or part of the present and future work of the Mint to Aberdeen.
§ Mr. DiamondOn 8th December, in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Bothwell (Mr. James Hamilton), I undertook to make a statement shortly about the Royal Mint. This statement will include arrangements to deal with the present national currency needs.—[Vol. 737, c.362.]