§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many bank and building society branches in(a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland were open in each year between 1979 and 1996; [19723]
(2) if she will list the number of open banks and building society branches in (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland, together with the number and percentage rate of closed branches, broken down into the smallest available geographical areas, in each year between 1989 and 1996; [19724]
(3) how many bank and building society branches in Northern Ireland were open in each year between 1979 and 1996; [19721]
(4) if he will list the number of open bank and building society branches in Northern Ireland, together with the number and percentage rate of closed branches, broken down into the smallest available areas, in each year between 1989 and 1996. [19722]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Treasury does not have this information.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his current estimate of the amount of windfall gains from the demutualisation of building societies that will be spent in the current and forthcoming financial years; and how this differs from his estimate at the time of the July budget. [19702]
§ Mrs. LiddellEstimates of spending out of windfall gains are set out in the box on "Windfall Payments" in Appendix A of the November 1997 Pre-Budget Report (Cm 3804, page 75).