§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total value of mortgages taken out by people in each separate region of the United Kingdom or in each part of the United Kingdom for which separate figures are available.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesDetails of outstanding mortgage debt are not available on a regional basis. However, the total value of mortgage assets of building societies in the United Kingdom at the 923W end of 1976 was £22,529 million of which £1,228 million relates to Scotland.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is able to estimate the total number and value of new mortgages
BUILDING SOCIETY MORTGAGES: NUMBER AND VALUE OF NEW MORTGAGES BY REGION 1974 1975 1976 Number Value Number Value Number Value £m £m £m Scotland … … … … 30,000 198 42,000 318 43,000 391 Northern England … … … 23,000 136 38,000 248 40,000 300 Yorkshire and Humberside … 41,000 230 60,000 372 63,000 440 East Midlands … … … 36,000 212 51,000 343 55,000 404 East Anglia … … … … 16,000 106 23,000 169 26,000 208 Greater London … … … 31,000 274 48,000 462 59,000 636 South-East (excluding Greater London) … … … … 103,000 832 163,000 1,460 176,000 1,768 South-West … … … … 36,000 245 55,000 417 60,000 502 West Midlands … … … 44,000 283 63,000 447 72,000 569 North-West … … … 49,000 295 74,000 497 83,000 606 Wales … … … … 16,000 103 25,000 169 28,000 214 Northern Ireland … … … 6,000 35 9,000 65 9,000 80 Total, United Kingdom … 433,000 2,950 651,000 4,965 715,000 6,117