HC Deb 28 May 2004 vol 422 cc14-5W
Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which mortgage lenders' interest rates his Department takes into account when it sets the standard interest rate for mortgage assistance under pension credit. [176207]

Malcolm Wicks

The information is as follows:

  • Nationwide
  • Britannia
  • Yorkshire
  • Portman
  • Coventry
  • Skipton
  • Chelsea
  • Leeds and Holbeck
  • Derbyshire
    • 15W
  • West Bromwich
  • Norwich and Peterborough
  • Cheshire
  • Principality
  • Newcastle
  • Dunfermline
  • Nottingham
  • Stroud and Swindon
  • Cumberland
  • Lambeth
  • Scarborough
  • National Counties
  • Leek United
  • Furness

Notes:

1. Information provided to DWP in May 2004.

2. The standard interest rate is calculated by the Financial Services Authority and published monthly by the Office for National Statistics in "Financial Statistics", Table 7.1L

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