HC Deb 06 July 1989 vol 156 c233W
98. Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest figure for the number of shareholders in the United Kingdom; and what information he has on comparable figures in other major EC countries.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The joint Treasury and stock exchange survey carried out in January and February 1989 estimated that approximately 9 million people own shares, 20 per cent. of the adult population; a threefold increase since 1979. I have no directly comparable figure for other major EC countries.