§ Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total value of bonds denominated in European currency units which have been issued during 1991 by(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the rest of the European Community; and what were the figures for the whole of 1990.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 23 July 1991]: No bonds were issued in European currency units by the United Kingdom in 1990. The amount issued to date in 1991 is 2.75 billion ecu. Corresponding figures for sovereign country bonds denominated in ecu and issued via the international Eurobond market for the rest of the European Community are approximately 3.3 billion ecu and 4.15 billion ecu respectively.