§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1945 to 1978, giving estimated 269W figures if final figures are not yet available (a) the total public sector debt held outside the public sector, (b) the total public sector debt held outside the public sector per head of population and (c) the total public sector debt held outside the public sector per family.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe available figures are shown in the table below. Statistics of public sector debt held outside the public sector are available only from 1966 to
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT HELD OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SECTOR (31 MARCH EACH YEAR) Total Total per head of population Total per family Total per household (£ million) £ £ £ 1966 … … … … 36,962 678 2,585 2,077 1967 … … … … 38,098 695 Not available 2,117 1968 … … … … 41,249 749 Not available 2,266 1969 … … … … 41,756 755 Not available 2,269 1970 … … … … 42,996 775 Not available 2,312 1971 … … … … 44,313 796 2,981 2,357 1972 … … … … 47,544 852 Not available 2,502 1973 … … … … 48,514 867 Not available 2,527 1974 … … … … 52,786 942 Not available 2,721 1975 … … … … 61,603 1,100 Not available 3,143 1976 … … … … 74,125 1,324 Not available 3,763 1977 … … … … 87,498 1,564 Not available 4,419