HC Deb 02 March 1998 vol 307 c453W
Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the measures available to him to manage or control credit and to regulate its expansion. [31347]

Mrs. Liddell

The Bank of England's official repo rate is the principal means of managing the expansion of credit. Other measures include: reserve requirements, direct quantitative controls, and certain fiscal measures.