§ Mr. BOYTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amount the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt have received annually during the last ten years from the Exchequer in respect of the old and new Sinking Funds and of the particular application thereof, and also give a summary of the average prices paid for the amount of debt purchased in each year?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEpresented the following statement showing the amount the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt have received annually during the last ten years from the Exchequer in respect of the old and new Sinking Funds, the particular application thereof, and the average price paid for the Debt purchased:—