HL Deb 08 October 1968 vol 296 cc1126-7WA
LORD MOTTISTONE

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether an early statement could be made, in advance of legislation, on what Decimal Currency Conversion Tables are to be used, in order to facilitate the arrangements now having to be made by some organisations especially in relation to long-term payment methods.

LORD BESWICK

The tables recommended by the Decimal Currency Board and accepted by the Government for the conversion of £ s. d. penny amounts to (i) new halfpenny amounts and (ii) new penny amounts are set out below. The extent to which these tables will have effect in law will be a matter for Parliament to consider in due course.

New Halfpenny Table
£ s. d. Decimal
1d. ½p
2d. 1p
3d. 1p
4d. 1½p
5d. 2p
6d. 2½p
7d. 3p
8d 3½p
9d. 4p
10d. 4p
11d. 4½p
1s. 5p
New Penny Table
£ s. d. Decimal
1d. 0p
2d. 1p
3d. 1p
4d. 2p
5d. 2p
6d 3p
7d. 3p
8d. 3p
9d. 4p
10d. 4p
11d. 5p
1s. 5p
1s. 1d. 5p
1s. 2d. 6p
1s. 3d. 6p
1s. 4d. 7p
1s. 5d. 7p
1s. 6d. 7p
1s. 7d. 8p
1s. 8d. 8p
1s. 9d. 9p
1s. 10d. 9p
1s. 11d. 10p
2s. 10p