§ 51. Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total figure of the National Debt at 31st March, 1932; and what debts other than those due to war are included, with the approximate amounts thereof?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)The total of the deadweight National Debt on the 31st March, 1932, was £7,434,000,000. Owing to the various operations for the repayment and conversion of debt which have taken place from time to time, it would be impossible to say how much of the present net total is due to causes other than war.