§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give such information as he has showing the lending by building societies in Scotland in each of the last 10 years, together with corresponding figures for revenue, including investment by Scottish depositors and repayments of interest and capital.
§ Mr. William RossInformation about the lending and revenue of building societies in Scotland is readily available only for the years 1965 to 1973 and no figures of interest received are available. The following is the information:
increased practice overhead costs arising from the increased self.employed contribution of £160 per annum payable by dentists, doctors and ophthalmic opticians.
§ Dr. OwenNo. National insurance contributions are a personal liability and not a practice expense.