§ Miss Harvie Andersonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many gold sovereigns were minted by the Royal Mint in 1966 and in the first six months of 1967, respectively; and how many of these have been sold in the United Kingdom and imported into the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. MacDermot7.25 million sovereigns were minted by the Royal Mint in 1966 and 2.4 million in the first six months of 1967. It is not the practice to give details of sales from the Exchange Equalisation Account. Separate figures for the importation of sovereigns of any given year are not available.