HC Deb 18 June 1997 vol 296 cc236-7W
Mr. Green

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what instructions he has given the Governor of the Bank of England about the balance between his inflation target and prospects for growth. [3323]

Mrs. Liddell

The Chancellor wrote to the Governor of the Bank of England setting out the remit for the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee on June 12. A copy of the remit can be obtained from the House of Commons Library. The Chancellor set out his approach to monetary policy in more detail in his Mansion House speech on June 12.