Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr William Shepherd
, Bucklow
12:00,
4 Tachwedd 1947
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the value of our overseas investments as at 1938 and the value as at 1st June, 1947, together with the amounts of interest received in 1938 and 1946.
Mr Hugh Dalton
, Bishop Auckland
The nominal value was about £3,600 million in 1938. I have no reliable estimate of the value as at 1st June, 1947. Interest received was £205 million in 1938 and £150 million in 1946.
Mr William Shepherd
, Bucklow
How does the Chancellor reconcile that answer with the fact that the detailed estimate of the present holdings was given in the Washington discussions, and why does he refuse information to the public?
