§ Sir Neil MacfarlaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to amend the Consumer Credit Act by removing business lending and hiring from the scope of the Act as proposed in paragraph 6:8:8 of the 1988 White Paper "Releasing Enterprise"; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe Government intend to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974 so as to exclude all credit and hire for business purposes, as soon as parliamentary time permits.