§ Mr. John Pageasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost of minting the new 50p piece; and what estimate he has made of the cost of withdrawing the present 50p piece and re-issuing it in a larger size comparable with the present half-crown piece which is to be withdrawn.
§ Mr. William RodgersOn the cost of minting I have nothing to add to the answer given by my hon. Friend the32W Financial Secretary on 4th November to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, North (Earl of Dalkeith). We have made no estimate of the cost of replacing the present 50p piece with a coin of larger size.—[Vol. 790, c. 801–2.]