§ Mr. Millsasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the number of limited companies engaged in hire purchase business now, as compared with 1950 and 1955; and the number of hire purchase companies with a paid-up capital of £1,000 or less.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe information is not available. About 1,530 finance houses, the great majority of which were limited companies, were traced in the Census of Distribution for 1957.