§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving building society holdings of cash and bank deposits at the end of each quarter for the last 10 years;
(2) if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving the monthly holdings of cash and bank deposits by building societies for the last three years.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe table below shows building society holdings of cash and balances with banks at the end of each quarter for the last 10 years and at the end of each month for the last three years. Balances with banks represent bank deposits less bank loans and overdrafts; separate figures of bank loans and overdrafts are not available monthly. However, bank loans and overdrafts for building societies are relatively very small; they have not exceeded £1 million outstanding during the last five years.
Figures of building society holdings of assets and liabilities at the end of each calendar year and of quarterly transactions are published in Financial Statistics, Table 68.
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BUILDING SOCIETIES HOLDINGS OF CASH AND BALANCES WITH BANKS £ million 1966— 1st Quarter 69 2nd Quarter 68 3rd Quarter 73 4th Quarter 108 1967— 1st Quarter 70 2nd Quarter 68 3rd Quarter 97 4th Quarter 132 1968— 1st Quarter 55 2nd Quarter 68 3rd Quarter 84 4th Quarter 130 1969— 1st Quarter 82 2nd Quarter 82 3rd Quarter 91 4th Quarter 146 1970— 1st Quarter 91 2nd Quarter 118 3rd Quarter 147 4th Quarter 187 1971— 1st Quarter 151 2nd Quarter 123 3rd Quarter 150 4th Quarter 211 1972— 1st Quarter 149 2nd Quarter 165 3rd Quarter 207 4th Quarter 265 1973— January 204 February 172 March 190 April 248 May 260 June 313 July 340 August 311 September 329 October 347 November 364 December 454 1974— January 295 February 251 March 264 April 258 May 344 June 380 July 443 August 514 September 487 October 441 November 471 December 606 1975— January 404 February 361 March 385 April 394 May 449 June 409 July 417 August 485 September 517
October 462 November 425 December 630