§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the evidence produced by research he has commissioned on the impact of a rise in interest rates on consumer debt. [139428]
§ Ruth KellyHM Treasury published evidence on the link between interest rates and consumer behaviour in June 2003 as part of the EMU Five Tests Assessment, in the supporting studies on 'EMU and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism' and 'Housing, Consumption and EMU'.