HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 cc388-9W
20. Mr. Wareing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on future interest rates policy. [4876]

Mrs. Angela Knight

Interest rates are set to continue to achieve permanently low inflation. Over the last four years, the inflation performance of the economy has been the best for nearly half a century and the prospects are excellent.

26. Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the current interest rate in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) France, Germany and the United States. [4884]

Mrs. Knight

UK interest rates are set to continue to achieve permanently low inflation. International comparisons of data on interest rates can be found in the OECD's main economic indicators.