§ 3. Mr. Shepherdasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an estimate of the total amount outstanding on hire-purchase payments as from the latest convenient date.
§ 4. Mr. Roy Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will take steps to secure the collection and publication of statistics relating to all hire-purchase contracts similar to those already available for contracts relating to motor cars.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftSufficient information is not available from which to derive a reliable estimate of the total amount outstanding on hire-purchase payments. I will consider the suggestions made by the hon. Member for Stechford, but I must weigh the value of the information against the additional work it would put on traders.