HC Deb 15 February 1990 vol 167 c342W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average value of the purchases of premium bonds in the six months before the change in the minimum purchase to £100 and the period since then in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the total for the United Kingdom.

Mr. Ryder

[holding answer 13 February 1990]: In the six months prior to the change in the minimum purchase, the average value of a premium bond purchase was £142. In the six months following the change, the average was £338. Separate figures are not available for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.