P529ORACLE 529 Mon 2 Dec C4 1703:16   GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS UK  WILL PAY TIN DEBTS  Trade Secretary Leon Brittan has confirmed the UK will pay what it owes banks as a result of the tin crisis. His statement came as the International Tin Council resumed its emergency session, pledged to remain around the table until a solution is found. Mr Brittan said the UK would continue to press other memaers of the 22-nation council to state "clearly and urgently their willingness to do likewise". The collapse of the ITC's mechanism for supporting the price of tin with almost £1bn in debts has halted trading on the City headlines 500 Newsfile 520