§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish figures showing the full indebtedness of the United Kingdom to overseas and international Governments and financial institutions, together with the dates of the various loans and the conditions of their repayment.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe table below summarises the long-term external 61W indebtedness of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom as at 31st May, 1965. As regards I.M.F. drawings and short-term assistance, I would
UNITED KINDGOM GOVERNMENT LONG-TERM INDEBTEDNESS TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS Loan Date of Loan Agreement Principal Outstanding as at 31st May, 1965 To be Repaid by (£m.) U.S.A. Land/lease settlement (Cmd. 6708) … 6th Dec., 1945 176 2,000* Line of Credit (Cmd. 6708) … 6th Dec., 1945 1,125 2,000* E.C.A. loan (Cmd. 8126) … 26th Oct., 1948 107 1983 M.S.A. loan (Cmd. 8504) … 27th March, 1952 16 1987 CANADA Line of credit (Cmd. 6904) … 6th March, 1946 329 2000* FED. GERMAN REPUBLIC EPU Settlement (Cmd. 760) … 10th April, 1959 53 1971 PORTUGAL "B" Bond … 19th Sept., 1949 37 1973 PAKISTAN (Cmd. 7479) … 14th July, 1948 4 1998 Total 1,847 * Subject to deferment of annual payments. See Cmnd. 120 (U.S.A.) and Cmnd. 121 (Canada There have been two deferments—in 1957 and 1964.