HC Deb 28 April 1994 vol 242 cc257-8W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much undated war loan is outstanding; what proportion of its original real value remains; and if he will redeem it before the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

Sir John Cope

There is approximately £1.9 billion of war loan outstanding which was first issued during the first world war. This stock is marketable and the Government have no plans to redeem it.