§ Mr. Strawasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what working assumption is made by Her Majesty's Treasury within its econometric model, or generally, of the effect of a change in the public sector borrowing requirement equivalent to 1 per cent. of gross domestic product upon the level of the minimum lending rate.
§ Mr. LawsonThe effect of changes in the public sector borrowing requirement (PSBR) on interest rates depends on the cause of the initial change and on the response of expectations. The hon. Member may pursue the question via access to the Treasury model through the Library of the House.