HC Deb 15 April 1981 vol 3 cc154-5W
Mr. Freud

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will list in the Official Report the number of people who used the nomination facility to transfer private savings to their nominee in each of the last five years; and what, if any, were the administrative costs of the facility in each of those years.

Mr. Lawson

The number of people who nominated national savings to pass, on their death, to their nominee in each of the last five years, and the administrative costs of registering and maintaining these nominations, were as follows:

Year Number Costs
£
1976 28,568 83,392
1977 32,566 90,849
1978 34,002 99,852
1979 32,342 124,365
1980 35,051 144,693