§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many building societies there were in 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe following table shows the number of registered building societies at 31 December 1982, 1983 and 1984, and of these, the numbers which were authorised to accept shares and deposits under the Building Societies (Authorisation) Regulations 1981.
End 1982 End 1983 End 1984 Number of building societies: Registered 227 206 190 Authorised to accept shares and deposits 211 192 170
§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what share of the building societies deposits were represented by the largest three, largest six and largest 10 societies in 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe following table shows for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984 the total shares, deposits and loans of building societies held by the largest three, largest six and largest 10 societies.
1982 per cent. 1983 per cent. 1984 per cent. Largest three societies 45 45 45 Largest six societies 61 61 61 Largest 10 societies 73 74 74