§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish the gross savings collected by the national saving movement for Wales, Scotland, 356W Northern Ireland and England, respectively, for the year 1975–76;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the number of members of national savings groups in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe gross savings collected directly by groups in the national savings movement and the numbers of group members were as follows:
Groups savings 1975–76 £ million Numbers of group members as at 31st March 1976 000's England 325.0 3,566 Wales 23.5 377 Group which cannot be separately accredited to England or Wales 6.0 58 Total England and Wales 354.5 4,001 Scotland 27.3 291 Northern Ireland 6.7 173
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated annual cost of Civil Service staff support for the National Savings movement (a) for the United Kingdom in total and (b) for Wales for the last financial year.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe estimated costs of Civil Service staff support for the voluntary savings movement in the financial year 1975–76 were as follows:
United Kingdom … £2,811,000 Wales … £150,000 These figures include salaries and general administrative expenses but exclude superannuation and other overhead expenses. The separate figures for Wales do not include any apportioned costs of the Headquarters of the National Savings Committee for England and Wales.