Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo 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. LiddellThe 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 1Provisional
Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount invested with credit unions for each of the last 10 years. [50888]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe 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 1Provisional
Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many credit unions were registered for each of the last 10 years. [50889]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe 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