§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what figures he has on the proportion of commercial property loans to equity in each of the major banks.
§ Mr. MaplesThe Treasury does not have such figures for individual banks. However, aggregated figures showing shareholders' funds and exposure to particular sectors of the economy for members of the Committee of London and Scottish Bankers are published in the committee's annual "Abstract of Banking Statistics" and the monthly updates of this.