§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the size of the national debt as at 31 March 1983.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe total national debt outstanding at 31 March 1983 was £127,927 million.
Details of the composition of this figure are contained in the Consolidated Fund and National Loans Fund Accounts: Supplementary Statements published in December 1983 (House of Commons Paper 158, Session 1983–84).