HC Deb 20 January 1997 vol 288 cc426-7W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make an assessment of the(a) number, (b) distribution and (c) benefits of (i) local exchange and trading systems and (ii) credit unions in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [10534]

Mrs. Angela Knight

[holding answer 16 January 1997]: Information about the number and distribution of local exchange and trading systems is not held centrally.

As for credit unions, 554 are currently registered under the Credit Unions Act 1979.

This distribution is:

  • England: 408
  • North: 80
  • North West: 118
  • Yorks and Humberside: 61
  • East Midlands: 12
  • West Midlands: 57
  • South West: 10
  • South East: 62
  • East Anglia: 8
  • Scotland: 113
  • Wales: 33.