HC Deb 27 January 1988 vol 126 cc243-4W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many applications for tender to contract and forward exchange cover have been received in each thrice-monthly quarter since the scheme was established.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following table shows the number of applications received each quarter since the introduction of tender to contract and forward exchange cover in August 1977.

Applications for tender to contract and forward exchange supplement cover
Quarter ending Number of applications
September 1977 22
December 1977 5
March 1978 15
June 1978 13
September 1978 16
December 1978 13
March 1979 31
June 1979 13
September 1979 27
December 1979 26
March 1980 23
June 1980 28
September 1980 28
December 1980 25
March 1981 14
June 1981 20
September 1981 35
December 1981 21
March 1982 19
June 1982 8

Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Finland, Spain.
2 Standard International Trade Classification Sections 5–8.

Source: International Monetary Fund.