§ 45. Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the take up of mortgages from building societies for the first nine months of this year, and how this compares with the equivalent period in 1970.
§ Mr. AmeryBuilding societies made 478,000 house purchase advances totalling £1,940 million in the first three quarters of 1971, compared with 393,000 advances totalling £1,411 million in the first three quarters of 1970.