§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the degree to which the present debt to national income ratio is consistent with his fiscal rules. [45491]
§ Mr. Darling[holding answer 15 June 1998]: I refer the hon. Member to the Statement that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made in the House on 11 June 1998, Official Report, columns 1195–201.