Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 March 1947.
Following is the answer:
| CAPITAL ISSUES CONSENTED TO BY THE TREASURY DURING THE PERIOD I ST JULY, 1946-28TH FEBRUARY, 1947 INCLUSIVE. | ||
| Number of Cases. | Approximate Totals. | |
| Capital goods industries. | 98 | £36,000,000 |
| Consumer goods and services (excluding entertainments). | 51 | £17,000,000 |
| Entertainments (film industry, etc.) | 27 | £9,000,000 |
| Miscellaneous | 145 | £32,000,000 |
| Total | 321 | £94,000,000 |
| 1. Figures are, so far as possible, for issues Involving new money. | ||
| 2. The above figures are for domestic issues only, and also exclude issues by local authorities. | ||
| 3. No figures are available for issues made under the £50,000 limit and other exemptions | ||
