§ Mr. Parkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is now prepared to answer questions on the involvement of Her Majesty's Government in the exceptional support schemes provided by the Bank of England to firms facing liquidity difficulties.
§ Mr. LawsonThe Government are not involved in discussions in which the Bank of England may sometimes have a role between companies in liquidity difficulty and their bankers. I should also perhaps remind the Member that the Bank is not itself a lender in such cases.