§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 (a) the total national debt and (b) national debt per head of population.
National Debt at 31 March National Debt per head of population at 31 March National Debt per head of population at 31 March expressed at the price level of March 1978 Year £m £ £ 1945 … … 21,366 434 not available 1946 … … 23,637 480 3,130 1947 … … 25,631 518 3,160 1948 … … 25,621 512 2,900 1949 … … 25,168 500 2,770 1950 … … 25,802 510 2,750 1951 … … 25,922 513 2,540 1952 … … 25,891 510 2,370 1953 … … 26,051 512 2,340 1954 … … 26,583 521 2,350 1955 … … 26,934 526 2,290 1956 … … 27,039 526 2,190 1957 … … 27,008 523 2,110 1958 … … 27,232 525 2,060 1959 … … 27,376 525 2,050 1960 … … 27,733 528 2,040 1961 … … 28,252 534 2,010 1962 … … 28,674 537 1,970 1963 … … 29,848 556 1,970 1964 … … 30,226 559 1,960 1965 … … 30,441 560 1,870 1966 … … 31,341 573 1,840 1967 … … 31,986 582 1,810 1968 … … 34,194 620 1,860 1969 … … 33,984 614 1,730 1970 … … 33,079 596 1,600 1971 … … 33,442 600 1,480 1972 … … 35,840 641 1,470 1973 … … 37,1561 663 1,410 1974 … … 40,4581 722 1,350 1975 … … 46,4051 828 1,280 1976 … … 56,584 1,010 1,290 1977 … … 66,854 1,196 1,310 1978 … … 79,083 1,415 1,420 1 Revised; the sterling valuation of foreign currency debt is now based on middle market spot rates of exchange as in subsequent years.