§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many firms are presently operating with interim authorisation under the Financial Services Act.
§ Mr. MaudeI understand from the Securities and Investments Board that on Wednesday 15 June, the most recent date for which figures can be supplied, there were 4,184 persons holding interim authorisation within the terms of paragraph 1 of schedule 15 to the Financial Services Act.