§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the proportion of loans given to industry by Britain's main clearing banks which had repayment periods longer than four years for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. MaplesFigures are not collected centrally by the Government. However, according to figures published by the British Bankers Association, the proportion of advances to United Kingdom residents (excluding persons) with a maturity of five years and over since 1982 are as follows:
Per cent 1982 12 1983 13 1984 12 1985 12 1986 13 1987 15 1988 15 1989 15 1990 14