§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of shares in British industry were held by private individuals, insurance companies, and union and union pension funds, respectively, in 1945, 1964, 1970, 1974 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI regret that information is not available in this precise form and that it would be disproportionately expensive to obtain it. Some information about the shareholdings of different categories of shareholders in listed United Kingdom companies for the years 1963, 1969 and 1975 was published in the Government statistical service publicationEconomic Trends, September 1977, pp. 96–107. Further information relating to holdings by individuals is published in Economic Trends, January 1978, pp 97–106.