HC Deb 11 November 1976 vol 919 cc244-5W
35. Mr. Dodsworth

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect the exchange guarantees provided for currency loans to nationalised industries have had on the balance of payments in 1976.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The effect has been to facilitate foreign currency borrowing by the nationalised industries, and this has made a major contribution to external financing in recent years.