National Debt

HC Deb 15 June 1956 vol 554 c54W

Mr. Collick

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the National Debt in 1900, 1920 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1955, giving the amount per head of the population for each of those years.

Mr. H. Macmillan

The required figures are:—

—	Debt outstanding, 31st March(1)	Amount per head of population(2)
	£'000	£
1900	628,979	15
1920	6,846,663	147
1945	21,365,891	434
1950	25,802,287	512
1951	25,921,565	515
1952	25,890,451	513
1953	26,051,213	515
1954	26,583,033	523
1955	26,933,696	528
NOTES:
(1) Excluding external debts arising out of the war of 1914–18.
(2) Based on estimated population.