HC Deb 24 March 1964 vol 692 cc62-4W
Mr. Pounder

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the total sums of money which have been invested annually in Northern Ireland in Premium Bonds since their inception, and the corresponding value of prizes for each year; what were the values of prizes expressed as a percentage of the sums invested; and if he will give the comparable figures for England and Wales and far Scotland.

Mr. Maurice Macmillan

The figures are as follows:

TABLE
Northern Ireland
Year Annual value of sales Cumulative value sales Annual value of prizes Annual value of prizes as percentage of cumulative sales
£ £ £ per cent.
1958 (November and December) 448,169 448,169 — —
1957 … … … 596,053 1,044,222 24,725 2.37
1958 … … … 586,055 1,630,277 53,850 3.30
1959 … … … 453,272 2,083,549 73,300 3.52
1960 … … … 511,240 2,594,789 86,950 3.35
1961 … … … 520,705 3,115,494 106,525 3.42
1962 … … … 542,326 3,657,820 126,375 3.45
1963 … … … 577,062 4,234,882 142,750 3.
England and Wales
Year Annual value of sales Cumulative value of sales Annual value of prizes Annual value of prizes as percentage of cumulative sales
£ £ £ per cent.
1956 (November and December) 50,417,487 50,417,487 — —
1957 … … … 69,691,048 120,108,535 2,427,850 2.02
1958 … … … 81,037,285 201,145,820 5,849,100 2.91
1959 … … … 62,111,253 262,257,073 8,285,575 3.15
1960 … … … 66,445,880 329,702,953 9,861,625 2.99
1961 … … … 67,306,758 397,009,711 12,661,375 3.19
1962 … … … 67,981,775 464,991,486 14,443,350 3.11
1963 … … … 72,200,689 537,192,175 16,227,659 3.02
Scotland
Year Annual value of sales Cumulative value of sales Annual value of prizes Annual value of prizes as percentage of cumulative sales
£ £ £ per cent.
1956 (November and December) 3,461,717 3,461,717 — —
1957 … … … 3,816,479 7,278,196 160,975 2.21
1958 … … … 4,148,760 11,426,956 348,350 3.05
1959 … … … 3,308,763 14,735,719 460,775 3.13
1960 … … … 3,334,911 18,070,630 541,925 3.00
1961 … … … 3,482,907 21,553,537 715,775 3.32
1962 … … … 3,649,012 25,202,549 785,900 3.12
1963 … … … 3,409,998 28,612,547 872,500 3.05
Note.—The table compares the value of prizes won in a region with the value of Bonds sold in that region. It is not possible to compare the value of prizes won in a particular region with the sum remaining invested in that region, as separate regional figures for withdrawals are not available.