HC Deb 20 March 1923 vol 161 c2361W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give the comparison of debt per head

DEBT (UNITED KINGDOM).
— Debt. Population. Debt per head.
£ £ s. d.
1820 … … … … 834,900,960 (a) 20,893,584 39 19 2
31st March, 1922 … … 7,720,532,214 47,252,530 (b) 163 7 9
POOR RELIEF (ENGLAND AND WALES).(c)
— Expenditure. Population. Expenditure per head.
£ £ s. d.
1819–20 … … … 7,320,254 11,723,379 0 12 6
1921–22 … … … 41,000,000(d) 37,885,590 1 1 7¾
Poor Relief is exclusively a local charge.
(a) Exclusive of the capital value of terminable annuities.
(b) Inclusive of the Irish Free State.
(c) Comparable figures for Scotland and Ireland are not available.
(d) Estimated.