HC Deb 26 October 1971 vol 823 c279W
3. Mr. William Clark

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what level the United Kingdom's gold and foreign exchange reserves are now standing.

Mr. Maurice Macmillan

The latest published figure is for end-September; the total of the United Kingdom's official reserves at that date was £2,089 million, on the basis of official parities.