Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 21 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 March 2001. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 March 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change has taken place in the share of the four leading clearing banks in the current account market since the publication of the Cruickshank Report. - Includes figures.

Answer: Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what change has taken place in the share of the four leading clearing banks in the current account market since the publication of the Cruickshank report. [155597] Miss Melanie Johnson: As I told the Treasury Select Committee on 30 January (ref: para. 452) the share of the four leading clearing banks in the current account market when the Cruickshank report was published was around 68 per cent. It is now around 70 per cent.

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