HC Deb 02 February 1989 vol 146 c349W
Sir Anthony Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to what levels of personal borrowing are attributable to(a) bank credit cards, (b) store credit cards, (c) mortgages, (d) bank loans and (e) other forms of credit.

Mr. Lilley

The table is adapted from figures in table 9.3 of the January edition ofFinancial Statistics.

Outstanding Stock of Personal Sector Borrowing, September 1988
£ billion Percentage of total
Total of which: 286 100
Bank credit cards 6 2
Non-bank credit, including store credit cards 7 3
Mortgages 215 75
Other bank loans1 57 20
Other credit (with insurance companies) 1 —
1 Includes some borrowing by unincorporated businesses.

Sir Anthony Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to what percentage of bank credit card holders on average repay in full each month, for each year since 1984.

Mr. Lilley

Data are not collected centrally in the form requested.