HC Deb 28 July 1977 vol 936 cc523-4W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if estimates have been made of the monthly figures for domestic credit expansion for periods before November 1976; and if he will publish the details of the time periods for which monthly estimates of domestic credit expansion have been made.

Mr. Denzil Davies,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th July 1977, Vol. 935, c. 585], gave the following information

Monthly figures of domestic credit expansion for the period since May 1975 are:

£ million
Month ending Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
1975—
21st May +1,297 +936
18th June +242 +186
16th July +333 +1,225
20th August +455 +186
17th September +131 -27
15th October +540 +388
19th November -26 -139
10th December +238 +116
1976—
21st January +86 +169
18th February +293 +298
17th March +617 +718
21st April +1,255 +1,436
19th May +655 +253
16th June +861 +688
21st July +1,023 +1,761
18th August +602 +443
15th September +1,412 +1,238
20th October +497 +276
17th November +777 +733
8th December -119 -162
1977—
19th January -1,055 -1,058
16th February -943 -1,207
16th March +98 +338
20th April +826 +967
18th May +374 +121
15th June +797 +836

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an estimate of the gross tax worth of the untaxed benefits received by Ministers with their houses supplied, with all upkeep payments paid and their tax-free car allowances, on a basis of these Ministers' incomes being limited to that which they receive from public funds, as published.

Mr. Robert Sheldon,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st July 1977; Vol. 935, c. 712], gave the following information

Since the cars are pooled and since the liability of services for those Ministers provided with houses vary according to the house they occupy, no proper estimate of the gross value of the benefits can be made.