§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his estimate of the total of UK residents' assets held(a) overseas and (b) in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; and what is his assessment of the effects of these holdings being overseas on the tax base in Britain; [124351]
(2) if he will estimate the change in the amount of sterling deposits held by (a) foreigners and (b) UK residents in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man in 1999. [124343]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer my hon. Friend to Table 18 of the Bank of England's Monetary and Financial Statistics.