§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amount of interest payable on Government securities in 1986 in money terms and as a percentage of gross domestic product to one place of decimals compared with 1957, 1967 and 1978.
§ Mr. LilleyFollowing is the information:
Interest payable of British Government Securities £ billion Per cent, of GDP 1957–58 0.5 2.4 1967–68 0.9 2.2 1978–79 4.9 2.9 1985–86 12.1 3.4 Note: Complete information is only available on a financial year basis.
Figures for 1986–87 will be published in the "Consolidated Fund and National Loans Fund Accounts" (to be published in December).