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Mr. Pounder
asked the Postmaster General (1) what was the total sum of new purchases of premium bonds during the first three months of 1968; and what was the corresponding figure for the first three months of 1967;(2) what was the total sum of new purchases of premium bonds during the second quarter of 1968; and what was the corresponding figure for the second quarter of 1967;(3) what was the total value of encashments of premium bonds during the first three months of 1968; and what was the corresponding figure for the first three months of 1967;(4) what was the total value of encashments of premium bonds during the second quarter of 1968; and what was the corresponding figure for the second quarter of 1967.
Mr. Joseph Slater
:
| Total purchases | Total encashments | ||
| £m. | £m. | ||
| 1st quarter 1968 | … | 25·8 | 14·4 |
| 1st quarter 1967 | … | 23·3 | 12·6 |
| 2nd quarter 1968 | … | 25·1 | 12·0 |
| 2nd quarter 1967 | … | 29·6 | 12·6 |
| The figures for 1968 are provisional. | |||