HC Deb 16 November 1979 vol 973 c819W
Mr. John Hunt

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the extent to which the operations of the credit card companies have contributed to the recent growth in money supply;

Premium savings bond prices £m Price fund interest expressed as average for year (%) M.L.R./Bank rate expressed as average for year (%)
1956 4.0 5.500
1957 2.6 4.0 5.604
1958 6.3 4.0 5.452
1959 8.8 4.0 4.500
1960 10.5 4.21 5.359
1961 13.5 4.5 5.671
1962 15.4 4.5 4.851
1963 17.2 4.5 4.000
1964 19.3 4.5 5.041
1965 21.6 4.5 6.425
1966 23.9 4.5 6.471
1967 25.9 4.5 6.159
1968 28.2 4.54 7.466
1969 32.1 4.625 7.844
1970 34.5 4.625 7.226
1971 37.6 4.677 5.918
1972 42.3 4.75 5.900
1973 46.2 4.813 9.882
1974 51.9 5.19 11.936
1975 57.4 5.5 10.790
1976 61.3 5.521 11.717
1977 66.4 5.625 8.468
1978 70.8 5.625 9.130
1979* 65.2 5.75 13.280
*To end of October 1979
Note: Prizes are paid free of UK tax.