HC Deb 12 July 1973 vol 859 c406W
Mr. Denzil Davies

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many ounces of gold were held in the official reserves of the United Kingdom at the end of the financial years 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, respectively.

Mr. Nott

Following is the information:

Date Number of ounces (millions)
End March—
1969 42.162.
1970 41.957
1971 32.114
1972 21.430
1973 21.344

All figures rounded to the nearest thousand ounces.