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Mr. Proudfoot
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make an up-to-date estimate of the cost to the community of the clearing banks' cartel.
Mr. Higgins
No. Without necessarily accepting the implications of the Question, I would only say that there is no firm basis on which any such estimate could be attempted.