§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to include the bonds proposed to be issued on behalf of universities in the public sector borrowing requirements; and what factors he intends to take into account to assess whether such inclusion was required.
§ Mr. BoswellUniversities are classified as private institutions and loans they raise from the private finance sector do not add to the PSBR. The definition of the public sector is essentially a matter for the Central Statistical Office.