§ Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the National Debt in terms per head of the estimated population for the years 1900, 1913, 1939, 1946, 1948, 1952 and 1953.
§ Mr. J. Boyd-CarpenterThe required figures are:
£ 31st March, 1900 … … 15 31st March, 1913 … … 14 31st March, 1939 … … 150 31st March, 1946 … … 480 31st March, 1948 … … 512 31st March, 1952 … … 515 The figure for 1953 is not yet available.