§ 72. Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons hold undated War Loan stock; what is the total value of their holdings at current price; and how many of these persons are retirement pensioners on fixed incomes.
§ Mr. HigginsThere are some 900,000 War Loan accounts altogether, but the
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Net income of a married man with Earnings £ per week One Child Two Children Three Children Four Children Ten Children £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 11 … … … … … 11 18 0 13 2 0 14 7 0 15 12 0 23 2 0 12 … … … … … 12 14 9 13 18 9 15 3 9 16 8 9 23 18 9 13 … … … … … 13 8 4 14 12 4 15 17 4 17 2 4 24 12 4 14 … … … … … 14 1 11 15 5 11 16 10 11 17 15 11 25 5 11 15 … … … … … 14 15 6 15 19 6 17 4 6 18 9 6 25 19 6 16 … … … … … 15 9 1 16 13 1 17 18 1 19 3 1 26 13 1 18 … … … … … 16 16 3 18 0 3 19 5 3 20 10 3 28 0 3 20 … … … … … 18 3 5 19 7 5 20 12 5 21 17 5 29 7 5 25 … … … … … 21 11 4 22 15 4 24 0 4 25 5 4 32 15 4 30 … … … … … 24 19 3 26 3 3 27 8 3 28 13 3 36 3 3 40 … … … … … 31 15 1 32 19 1 34 4 1 35 9 1 42 19 1 50 … … … … … 38 10 11 39 14 11 40 19 11 42 4 11 49 14 11 100 … … … … … 71 9 0 72 13 0 73 18 0 75 3 0 82 13 0 Note: It is assumed that "clawback" would be abolished. number of personal holdings is not known, nor anything about holders' private circumstances. The nominal value of War Loan outstanding is £1,909 million.