§ Mr. Amessasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many consumer credit licences are now in force; and if he is satisfied with the amount of consumer credit available.
§ Mr. Ian StewartAt the end of June 1983 the Director General of Fair Trading has issued a total of 154,556 consumer credit licences, of which 204 had been revoked and 2,379 had been voluntarily surrendered. The Government have no target for the amount of consumer credit available.