§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the total value of shares were owned by individuals and what the total value was(a) in the latest year for which figures are available and (b) in each year since 1992. [25298]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 9 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the ownership of shares. I am replying in his absence. (25298)The Office for National Statistics conducts a Share Ownership survey. The most recent available data is for the 31st December 2000, and was published in "Share Ownership", which can be downloaded free from the National Statistics Website (www.statistics.gov.uk). This publication gives details of the value 888W of shares held by private individuals (table B) and the percentage of the total stockmarket owned by value (table A) for all years in which a survey was conducted (1989–1994 and 1997–2000).