HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 cc1133-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1979 the increase in mortgage funds for housing together with the increase in the value of the houses sold by reference to stamp duty or otherwise.

Mr. Lilley

I shall answer when resources permit.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1979 the estimated number of mortgages for domestic premises, the value of mortgages outstanding, and the cost of servicing the debt as a percentage of gross domestic product to one place of decimals.

Mr. Ryder

I refer the hon. Member to statistics published by the Department of the Environment in "Housing and Construction Statistics" and by the Building Societies Association in "Housing Finance".