Interest Rates (Hansard, 16 July 1990)

HC Deb 16 July 1990 vol 176 c419W 419W

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply of 10 July,Official Report, column 112, what are the other main domestic and international influences on United Kingdom long-term interest rates.

§ Mr. Ryder
Long-term interest rates are integrally bound up with monetary conditions generally. The factors bearing on monetary conditions are discussed in chapter 2 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report".