§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give such comparable data as exist on the distribution of wealth during the period 1960 to 1970 in, respectively, France, West Germany, Italy, Benelux, the United States of America, Canada, Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom, stating where known the percentage of total personal wealth held by the wealthiest 1 per cent., 5 per cent., 10 per cent. to 20 per cent.
§ Mr. Peter ReesLittle comparable data on the distribution of wealth exists 357W for the countries listed. Available information is described in "The distribution of wealth in ten countries"—A. J. Harrison, background paper No. 7, Royal Commission on the distribution of income and wealth—where some limited comparisons of the proportions of total wealth held by top wealth holders are made between the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America.