§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many credit cards are in circulation in the United Kingdom; what was the comparable level in 1980; what are the comparable figures on a per capita basis in other European Community countries.
§ Mr. MaplesThe only data available are from bank issuers of Mastercard and Visa. These show that at the end
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464Wof 1989 there were 28.6 million such cards issued in the United Kingdom. The comparable figure at the end of 1980 was 11.7 million. Data for other countries could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.