§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the course of his consideration of the banks' lending policies to small businesses, he intends to meet the chairmen of the leading Scottish banks; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI am holding meetings to discuss this issue with the chairmen of the four largest United Kingdom banks, and with the chairman of the British Bankers Association. The more detailed inquiries which my officials are conducting together with the Bank of England involve a wider range of banks, including the leading Scottish banks.