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Mr. French
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the total level of personal savings has risen since the introduction of TESSAs.
Mr. Maude
TESSAs are proving to be very successful and are undoubtedly helping to encourage a climate of thrift. Any estimate of their effect on the overall level of personal savings would be speculative.