§ Mr. ShoreTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, if the pound sterling reaches its floor within the ERM, there is any limit to the extent of funds which would be made available to support it from the central banks.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 19 February 1991]: I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply my right hon. Friend the former Chancellor of the Exchequer gave him on 22 October 1990, Official Report, columns 9–10.