§ 74. Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the loss to the Exchequer, and to the gold and foreign exchange reserves, resulting from the settlement after 18th November, 1967 of forward contracts, negotiated before that day on the basis of an exchange rate of $2.80 to the £1, by the Bank of England in its management of the Exchange Equalisation Account.
§ Mr. DiamondI am not satisfied that it would be in the public interest to publish this figure at the present time.