§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the amount of capital raised by companies in the form of rights issues in each of the last 15 years.
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§ Mr. NelsonThe amount raised in rights issued by companies quoted on the official list of the London stock exchange and on the unlisted securities market is as follows:
Listed United Kingdom and Irish Year Number Proceeds (£ million) 1979 97 974.267 1980 95 1,059.785 1981 108 1,971.974 1982 75 901.707 1983 134 2,007.043 1984 113 1,674.182 1985 135 4,054.753 1986 194 5,618.673 1987 215 8,452.950 1988 132 5,745.810 1989 117 4,604.129 1990 101 4,890.901 1991 158 10,133.388 1992 74 4,134.339 1993 171 11,377.609 1994 85 4,715.607 Unlisted Securities Market 1980 1 1.456 1981 4 9.296 1982 5 12.132 1983 24 81.231 1984 19 66.394 1985 26 127.450 1986 32 109.646 1987 52 404.114 1988 37 277.757 1989 53 316.397 1990 42 348.833 1991 28 139.360 1992 21 94.078 1993 22 70.686 1994 17 102.162 Source: London Stock Exchange