§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the extent of the United Kingdom's present commitments in the form of dollar-denominated bonds, broken down between the public and private sector; and what is his estimate of the losses incurred on these bonds(a) since their original purchase, (b) over the last 12 months and (c) since 19 October 1987.
§ Mr. LilleyIt is not the practice to publish a currency breakdown of United Kingdom's official reserves,302W amount of expenditure, the percentage of United Kingdom expenditure, and expenditure per head of regional population, in each United Kingdom standard region for the following Manpower Services Commission programmes (a) the business enterprise programme, (b) the private enterprise programme and (c) training grants to small employers.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 25 January 1988]: It is not possible to provide the information in the precise form requested. The available information is shown in the tables.
including any overseas bond holdings. Comprehensive recent information on United Kingdom residents' holdings of dollar-denominated bonds is not available.