§ 40. Mr. Mikardoasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what conditions, if any, other than the normal provisions concerning interest rates and repayments, were attached, by letter of intent or other means, to (i) the loan of $2½ billion and/or (ii) the increase from $2 billion to $3 billion in the limit of short-term financial support available under the inter-central bank swap arrangements, both of which he announced on 26th March.