§ MR. ASHTON (Bedfordshire, Luton)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present amount of the unfunded debt; of what issues does it consist; and what were the issues of the unfunded debt at the same time last year.
§ (Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The unfunded debt at the present date amounts to £50,674,500; on the 6th May last year it amounted to £62,713,000, made up as follows:—
| 6th May, 1906. | 6th May, 1907. | |
| £ | £ | |
| Treasury bills | 17,213,000 | 10,713,000 |
| Exchequer bends | 15,500,000 | 9,961,500 |
| War stock and War bends | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
| 62,713,000 | 50,674,500 |