To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) the north east and (b) Middlesbrough south and east Cleveland have individual savings accounts. (134868)

Latest estimates of the number of people in the north-east holding an ISA are provided in Table 9.12 (Market value of ISA funds: By country and region) on Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs website at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/isa/table9_12.htm

Estimates are not available below Government Office Region level.