Interest Rates 36. Mr. Redmond asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the present level of interest rates. 45. Mr. Latham asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a further statement on the current level of interest rates. Mr. Ian Stewart I refer to the answer I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Mr. Howarth).