HC Deb 09 April 1935 vol 300 c976
52. Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount provided in each Budget up to 1934 for repayment of, and interest on, the American debt?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement containing the information asked for.

Following is the statement:

The following amounts were charged against Revenue for principal and/or interest on the debt to the United States Government in the years stated:

£
1917–18 … … … 3,418,000
1918–19 … … … 26,478,000
1919–20 … … … 19,298,000
1920–21 … … … 289,000
1921–22 … … … 24,123,000
1923–24 … … … 41,063,000
1924–5 … … … 36,416,000
1925–26 … … … 33,268,000
1926–27 … … … 33,089,000
1927–28 … … … 32,845,000
1928–29– … … … 33,164,000
1929–30 … … … 32,998,000
1930–31 … … … 33,037,000
1931–32 … … … 13,555,000
1932–33 … … … 28,956,000
1933–34 … … … 3,304,000
1934–35 … … … —