§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what share of deposits was accounted for, respectively, by (a) London clearing banks, (b) Scottish clearing banks, (c) Northern Ireland clearing banks, (d) other banks and (e) building societies in absolute and percentage terms in 1983 and 1984.
Share of deposits: United Kingdom banks and building societies 1983 1984 £ million Share of total per cent. £ million Share of total per cent. United Kingdom banks of which: 156,792 66.3 180,146 65.7 London clearers 86,629 36.6 94,400 34.4 Scottish clearers 8,717 3.7 9,904 3.6 Other banks 61,446 26.0 75,842 27.7 Building societies 79,717 33.7 94,059 34.3 TOTAL 236,509 100.0 274,205 100.0 Source: Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Financial Statistics and the Committee of the London Clearing Banks.