§ Mr. Templeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of the sterling balances guaranteed under the agreements with sterling area countries concluded last September, at end-March this year; and whether he will make arrangements to publish this information generally.
§ Mr. Harold LeverAt end-March, 1969, the sterling balances guaranteed by the United Kingdom under the sterling agreements of last September totalled rather more than £1,900 million. Arrangements have been made for quarterly figures of the amount of the balances guaranteed under the sterling agreements to be published in the regular article on the United Kingdom's balance of payments published each quarter inEconomic Trends.