§ Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGEasked the Minister of Health the total amount which local authorities have borrowed by loan or other means which was still outstanding in 1930 and each subsequent year, giving the total amounts repaid by sinking or other funds during the year?
§ Sir K. WOODThe following statement gives the desired particulars for local authorities in England and Wales for the years 1930 to 1933. Figures for later years are not yet available.
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Year. Gross outstanding loan debt at 31st March. Amounts standing to the credit of sinking funds for the repayment of debt at 31st March. Net outstanding loan debt at 31st March. Amounts of loans repaid during the year ended 31st March. £ £ £ £ 1930 … … 1,224,703,269 66,824,182 1,157,879,087 39,603,173 1931 … … 1,303,833,229 88,454,940 1,215,378,289 38,488,577 1932 … … 1,356,813,170 91,117,388 1,265,695,782 39,597,861 1933 … … 1,393,647,611 93,323,274 1,300,324,337 44,014,768