HC Deb 23 November 1971 vol 826 cc307-8W
49. Mr. Wingfield Digby

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost to the Exchequer in the last financial year of age allowance, age exemption and age relief.

Stock or Security Increase Decrease
£m £m
3%Savings Bonds, 1960–70 758
6½% Treasury Stock, 1971 566
4% Victory Bonds 7
6¾% Treasury Stock, 1974 300
6½% Exchequer Stock, 1976 600
6½% Treasury Loan, 1976 600
8½% Treasury Loan, 1984–86 600
4% Funding Loan, 1960–90 16
9% Treasury Loan, 1994 500
9% Treasury Loan, 1992–96 600
4% Consolidated Loan 1
3½% Conversion Loan 20
Terminable Annuities due to the National Debt Commissioners 75
National Savings Certificates 80 (net)
Defence Bonds 55
National Development Bonds 161
British Savings Bonds 167 (net)
Premium Savings Bonds 70 (net)
National Savings Stamps and Gift Tokens 2 (net)
Save As You Earn 26 (net)
Tax Reserve Certificates 12 (net)
Treasury Bills 534 (net)
Ways and Means Advances 154 (net)
I.M.F.—Interest free notes 207 (net)
I.D.A.—Interest free notes 2
Bank of England—Interest free notes (Gold Deposits) 5
Government of Pakistan—Pension Annuities 5
United States of America—Government Loan under Financial Agreement of 6th December, 1945 31
E.C.A. Loans under Agreements with the Export-Import Bank of America 5
M.S.A. Loan under Agreement with the Export-Import Bank of America 1
Lines of Credit under Agreements with the Export-Import Bank of America 31 (net)
Government of Canada—Loan under Financial Agreement of 6th March, 1946 8
Debt created on the Liquidation of the European Payments Union Government of the Federal Republic of Germany 18
3,711 2,506
Net increase £1,205 million.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

About £20 million for 1970–71.

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