HC Deb 12 November 1979 vol 973 c424W
Mr. Joel Barnett

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the assumption underlying the estimates of debt interest in Cmnd. 7746.

Mr. Biffen

As the right hon Member will be aware from his statement to the Select Committee on Expenditure on 3 March 1976, it is not the practice to reveal the economic assumptions behind the White Paper projections of debt interest. We agree with the previous Administration in that respect.