HC Deb 05 June 1997 vol 295 c238W
Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the impact on exporting companies of an interest rate rise. [686]

Mrs. Roche

I do not think it appropriate for me to speculate on the future course of interest rates. Interest rates are to be set by the Bank of England to meet the Government's inflation target.