§ 42. Mr. MYERSasked the Minister of Health if he will state the outstanding debt of the local authorities of England 1172 and Wales for the year ending 31st March, 1915, with the total sum paid upon interest charges thereon, with the corresponding figures for the last complete financial year in respect of which the returns are available?
§ Dr. ADDISONAt the end of the financial year 1914–15, the total of the gross outstanding loan debts of the local authorities in England and Wales was £570,770,000. The total amount of interest paid by them during that year in respect of their loan debt was £19,220,000. The corresponding totals for the year 1917–18 were £550,520,000 and £20,100,000.