§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will provide figures for the past year on (a) sterling lending by the banking system to the United Kingdom private sector and (b) sterling lending by banks to the personal sector, distinguishing between lending for house purchase and for other purposes.
§ Mr. BrittanThe latest published figures are as follows:
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(a) Sterling lending by the banking system to UK private sector £ million October 1980—January 1981 1,614 January 1981—April 1981 2,110 April 1981—July 1981 507 July 1981—October 1981 3,454
(b) Sterling advances and acceptances by banks to the UK personal sector £ million Total House purchase Other August 1980—November 1980 375 124 251 November 1980—February 1981 460 143 319 February 1981—May 1981 836 311 524 May 1981—August 1981 1,207 574 634 Notes
(i) Figures do not sum exactly because of rounding.
(ii) Table (a) includes Bank of England Issue Department's holdings of commercial bills (not table (b)).
(iii) Table (b) includes acceptances of bills by banks (not table (a)).