Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance. – in the House of Commons at on 30 January 1940.
Mr John Simon
, Spen Valley
That is a thing nobody can say. If a local authority is going to convert its loan, and if there is any ban on its doing so, it is because it proposes going on the money market and announcing that it wants to borrow money. It is necessary for the moment that such borrowing should be limited. I regret if it causes any inconvenience but it is essential in the interest of a great Government loan.