§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the quoted shareholdings together with their value, and the percentage of the issued share capital, owned by Her Majesty's Government; whether in each case the holding is associated with the right to appoint directors, or a golden share; and which Department has the power of appointment or of the powers of the golden share.
744Wregulated and supervised by them do not disclose personal financial data to third parties without their express consent.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 8 February 1993]: I see no need to do so. The Governor of the Bank of England does not have any specific responsibility for the protection of personal financial data. This is the responsibility of the banks themselves, the banking ombudsman and the Data Protection Registrar. The Securities and Investments Board and the self-regulating organisations are already able to deal with complaints made to them about breach of fiduciary obligations owed to investment business customers.