§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked 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. NottFollowing 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.