HC Deb 22 July 1998 vol 316 c583W
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many United Kingdom citizens were members of a credit union for each of the last 10 years. [50890]

Mrs. Liddell

The membership of credit unions registered in the United Kingdom was:

Year Members
1988 166,013
1989 182,531
1990 205,534
1991 230,027
1992 262,655
1993 300,677
1994 348,800
1995 390,019
1996 439,726
1997 1474,801
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Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount invested with credit unions for each of the last 10 years. [50888]

Mrs. Liddell

The total share capital of credit unions registered in the United Kingdom was:

£000
Total UK shareholding
1988 66,240
1989 76,361
1990 88,997
1991 104,851
1992 128,612
1993 163,639
1994 211,465
1995 263,204
1996 319,886
1997 1375,861
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Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many credit unions were registered for each of the last 10 years. [50889]

Mrs. Liddell

The total number of credit unions on the Registers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland was as follows:

Year Number
1988 250
1989 314
1990 397
1991 455
1992 516
1993 573
1994 627
1995 686
1996 715
1997 766