§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many shareholders there were in the United Kingdom in 1979; and what is his estimate of the equivalent figure today.
§ Mr. MaplesIt is estimated that in 1979 fewer than 3 million adults in Great Britain owned shares. The latest Treasury-stock exchange survey showed that in 1991 share ownership had risen to more than 11 million adults in Great Britain. Information for the United Kingdom as a whole is not available.