HC Deb 13 February 1986 vol 91 c543W
37. Mr. Clelland

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the level of interest rates.

41. Mr. Foulkes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the current level of real interest rates.

48. Mr. Soames

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on interest rates.

58. Mr. Hayes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the present level of interest rates.

Mr. Ian Stewart

I refer hon. Members to the answer my right hon. Friend gave earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Forman).

40. Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely impact on British manufacturing industry of lower interest rates.

49. Mr. Dykes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the present relationship between the level of interest rates charged to borrowers through the banking system and the real rate of growth of the manufacturing base and the United Kingdom economy; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ian Stewart

The level of interest rates is only one of the factors which affect the economy. This year we expect both manufacturing output and GDP to continue the steady growth we have seen for the past five years.

59. Mr. Bermingham

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received concerning the level of interest rates.

Mr. Ian Stewart

My right hon. Friend has received a number of letters from members of the public and other bodies on the subject.