HC Deb 06 March 1997 vol 291 c1022
Q5. Dr. Michael Clark

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 6 March.[17579]

The Prime Minister

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.

Dr. Clark

Is my right hon. Friend aware that my constituency has the highest number of home owners in the country, at a fraction under 90 per cent.? As we now have low inflation, low interest rates and very attractive mortgage rates, what advice would he give—as we approach a general election—to my constituents and to home owners throughout the country?

The Prime Minister

As my hon. Friend says, we have stable prices, low mortgage rates and a rapidly improving economic situation that is unmatched anywhere in Europe. The advice that my hon. Friend should give to his constituents is to stick to the policies that have created that and not put it at risk by following policies adopted on the continent which have led to a quite different outcome.