Economy: Public Finances — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 2:36 pm ar 24 Mawrth 2015.

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Photo of Lord Bilimoria Lord Bilimoria Crossbench 2:36, 24 Mawrth 2015

Would the Minister agree that one reason for the credit crunch and the financial crisis seven years ago was the prolonged low rate of interest of 5% a year? Now that the Government have extortionate debt servicing costs at a 0.5% base rate, what plans do they have when interest rates go up, as they will? How will they service those costs, and at what rate are they borrowing for long-term debt at the moment?