§ Mr. LawsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 28 June,Official Report, column 567, if he will provide the information requested for sterling M3 for the relevant periods prior to cessation of the publication.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe information requested is shown in the following table:
12-month growth rates of sterling M3 Financial year Percentage change June 1979-March 1980 19.9 1980–81 17.9 1981–82 14.7 1982–83 11.8 1983–84 8.0 1984–85 11.5 1985–86 16.7 1986–87 18.8 1987–88 20.9 1988–89 20.2 1 Change between June 1979, and March 1980, at an annual rate.