HC Deb 25 October 1990 vol 178 cc295-6W
32. Mr. Dunn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the adult population now owns shares.

Mr. Maude

The latest Treasury and stock exchange survey carried out in January and February 1990 estimated that 24 per cent. of the adult population in Great Britain now own shares.

49. Mr. Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the United Kingdom adult population now owns shares.

Mr. Maude

The latest Treasury and stock exchange survey carried out in January and February 1990 estimated that 24 per cent. of the adult population in Great Britain now own shares. Information for the United Kingdom as a whole is not available.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of shares was owned by individuals in 1979 and currently.

Mr. Maude

The stock exchange survey of share ownership carried out in 1981 estimated that 28.2 per cent. of shareholdings were in the beneficial ownership of the United Kingdom personal sector. More recent comparable figures, and figures for 1979, are not available. The Central Statistical Office expects to publish its latest share register survey in "Economic Trends" in December.

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