§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the size of mortgage interest payable in respect of domestic property in the northern region in 1985 and each subsequent year and the stock of mortgages and the average size of mortgage interest payable in the northern region for each year since 1985.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 8 May 1991]: Readily available estimates, based on regional information from family expenditure surveys, are as follows:
Mortgages in the Northern Region Gross interest payable Number of mortgages Average amount of gross interest (£ million) (thousands) (£) 1986 690 440 1,550 1987 720 420 1,800 1988 940 510 1,850 1989 1,280 530 2,400 11990 1,630 560 2,900 1 Provisional.