HC Deb 18 January 1999 vol 323 c368W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates he has made of the relative costs of mortgages from(a) commercial banks and (b) building societies. [65569]

Ms Hewitt

Estimates of the basic rates charged for a mortgage by banks or building societies are available in Table 7.1L of the 'Financial Statistics' monthly report produced by The Office for National Statistics, a copy of which is available in the House Library.

The industry's trade body, the Council of Mortgage Lenders, also publish figures once a quarter.

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