§ Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the terms of the European Coal and Steel Community loans, including interest rates, of £150 million to the Teesside steel industry complex, South Teesside and Redcar, of £32 million to Scunthorpe steel industry, £63 million to the Sheffield steel industry, £25 million to Hunterson oil and coal importing terminal, £78 million to South Wales 715W steel industry and £80 million to the National Coal Board.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th July 1977; Vol. 935, c. 583], gave the following information:
All the loans were raised on the best possible terms. It is for the parties concerned to decide whether to publish details of the terms of the loans.