§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the purchase of newly-mined gold by those central banks represented at the most recent Basle meeting;
(2) what is now the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the purchase of newly-mined gold by the International Monetary Fund at the most recent Basle meeting;
73W(3) what commitments were made by the Governor of the Bank of England on the purchase of newly-mined gold at the most recent Basle meeting of central bank governors;
what conditions accompanied the offer to support sterling made at the most recent Basle meeting of central bank governors; and what support is to be given by Her Majesty's Government for an agreed European policy towards the International Monetary Fund and the purchase of newly-mined gold by European central banks.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have nothing to add to the statements which I made to the House on 18th March and 8th July.— [Vol. 761, c. 40–49; Vol. 768, c. 48–54.]