§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that counterfeit 10s. coins are circulating in the London Borough of Newham and that the local police whilst taking action are concerned that these coins may be used during the Christmas shopping period; and what action he has taken or 44W intends taking to prevent these coins which are easy to counterfeit being circulated.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe 50p coin is no easier to counterfeit than any of our other coins. A certain amount of petty counterfeiting is unavoidable when a new coin of relatively high value is introduced; there is no evidence that counterfeiting is taking place on a serious scale.