§ Mr. Salmondasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 14 July, if he will specify the precise dates on which (a) the Bank of England and (b) his Department were first informed of the proposed purchase of the Clydesdale bank by the National Australia bank.
§ Mr. LilleyNo, but within the timescale of the negotiations between the respective parties, the Bank of England had adequate time to inform the Treasury and to reach its conclusions.