HC Deb 01 July 1817 vol 36 cc1281-2

Mr. C. Grant, junr. handed to the Speaker the following Resolutions:

1. "That the total amount of the funded debt, of the United Kingdom, unredeemed, was, on the 1st February 1816 £.810,046,036
And on the 1st February 1817 790,050,980
Being a diminution of 19,995,056

2. "That the total amount of the unfunded debt, in exchequer and Irish treasury bills, was, on the 5th January, 1816

In exchequer bills 41,441,900
In Irish treasury bills 2,497,808
43,939,708
And on 5th January 1817:
Exchequer bills 44,650,300
Treasury bills 5,304,992
49,955,292
Being an increase of 6,015,584
3. "That the sum to be expended by the commissioners for the redemption of the funded debt of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 1817, may be estimated at 14,464,443
And that provision has been made for paying off navy and transport debt, within the same period, to the amount of 1,660,000
16,124,443
4. "That the amount of exchequer bills outstanding on the 5th January 1817, was 44,650,300
and of Irish treasury bills 5,304,992
49,955,292
That the amount of exchequer bills and of Irish treasury bills, granted in the present or former session, which will be outstanding on the 5th January 1818, should the whole of the supplies of the current year be then issued, will be
In exchequer bills 60,000,000
In Irish treasury bills 4,684,992
64,684,992
Increase of unfunded debt unprovided for (exclusive of any excess of charge upon the consolidated fund of the United Kingdom, beyond the income thereof) of 14,729,700
Being less by the sum of 1,394,743l. than the sum of 16,124,443l., which, as before stated, will be applied in the course of the year to the reduction of funded and unfunded debt:—viz.
Sum to be applied to the reduction of debt 16,124,443
Increase of unfunded debt 14,729,700
1,394,743

The first Resolution being read, the debate thereupon was adjourned till Friday.