HL Deb 07 April 1976 vol 369 c1786WA
Lord BARNBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What has been the per capita increase in the United Kingdom National Debt since 1965; and what is the corresponding figure for Rhodesia.

Lord JACQUES

Theper capita increase in the United Kingdom National Debt since 31st March 1965 is £256. On the basis of figures issued by the Central Statistical Office of the illegal régime in Salisbury, the corresponding figure for Rhodesia is £8, but this is necessarily an approximation, as there is no officially recognised rate of exchange for the Rhodesian dollar.

House adjourned at twenty minutes past nine o'clock.