§ Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the totals are, shown separately, for the short-term and medium-term external obligations of the 423W United Kingdom; and what the repayment dates are.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th June 1976; Vol. 914, c. 48–9], gave the following answer:
The latest available information relates to 31st December 1975, when the external liabilities of the United Kingdom were as follows:
£ million Overseas investment in the private sector 14,095 Banking and commercial liabilities of the private sector 67,680 Inter-Government loans to the United Kingdom 2,021 Overseas investment in the United Kingdom public sector 2,720 Overseas holdings of Treasury bills, notes and local authority deposits 1,622 Foreign currency borrowing by the Government 1,236 Foreign currency borrowing by the public sector under the exchange cover scheme 3,130 92,505 It is not possible to specify the repayment dates.