Interest Rates (Hansard, 10 July 1990)

HC Deb 10 July 1990 vol 176 cc111-2W 111W

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has on the reduced availability of German and Japanese capital on the international market and its effect on long-term interest rates in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Ryder
Data for the current and capital accounts o. Japan and Germany are published by the IMF in "International Financial Statistics". The availability of112W capital from Japan and Germany is one of a number of domestic and international influences on United Kingdom long-term interest rates.