§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if estimates have been made of the monthly figures for domestic credit expansion for periods before November 1976; and if he will publish the details of the time periods for which monthly estimates of domestic credit expansion have been made.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th July 1977, Vol. 935, c. 585], gave the following information
Monthly figures of domestic credit expansion for the period since May 1975 are:
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£ million Month ending Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted 1975— 21st May … +1,297 +936 18th June … +242 +186 16th July … +333 +1,225 20th August … +455 +186 17th September … +131 -27 15th October … +540 +388 19th November … -26 -139 10th December … +238 +116 1976— 21st January … +86 +169 18th February … +293 +298 17th March … +617 +718 21st April … +1,255 +1,436 19th May … +655 +253 16th June … +861 +688 21st July … +1,023 +1,761 18th August … +602 +443 15th September … +1,412 +1,238 20th October … +497 +276 17th November … +777 +733 8th December … -119 -162 1977— 19th January … -1,055 -1,058 16th February … -943 -1,207 16th March … +98 +338 20th April … +826 +967 18th May … +374 +121 15th June … +797 +836
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an estimate of the gross tax worth of the untaxed benefits received by Ministers with their houses supplied, with all upkeep payments paid and their tax-free car allowances, on a basis of these Ministers' incomes being limited to that which they receive from public funds, as published.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st July 1977; Vol. 935, c. 712], gave the following information
Since the cars are pooled and since the liability of services for those Ministers provided with houses vary according to the house they occupy, no proper estimate of the gross value of the benefits can be made.