HC Deb 07 December 1989 vol 163 cc309-10W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the short-term and long-term interest rates in each available month of 1989 in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany, (c) the United States of America and (d) Japan.

Mr. Ryder

Short-term and long-term interest rates in each completed month of 1989 are given below. The short-term rates given are three-month money market rates and the long-term rates are for 10 year Government bonds.

Payments for the Civil List under the Civil List Acts 1937, 1952, 1972 and 1975 Repaid by Her Majesty The Queen
Year £ £
1982 4,616,683 304,700
1983 4,833,900 318,300
1984 5,017,000 331,000
1985 5,180,100 341,900
1986 5,400,600 355,600
1987 5,661,200 371,700
1988 5,922,300 386,600
1989 6,195,300 400,100