HC Deb 27 February 1968 vol 759 cc299-300W
81. Mr. Edward M. Taylor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total sum which Great Britain is pledged to repay to international banks and foreign countries between the present date and 1975.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

With permission I will circulate the figures in the Official Report.

The following information relates to loans to H.M. Government and to drawings on the International Monetary Fund:

£million Repayment to be completed in year
United States Line of Credit 222 2004
United States Lend-Lease 35 2004
United States Economic Co-operation Administration 46 1983
United States Mutual Security Agency 5 1987
United States Export-Import Bank credit (Military Aircraft Loans) 146 1973–1975
Canadian Credit 65 2004
Portugal 28 1973
Germany 34 1971
Bank for International Settlements 104 1968–1969
Swiss bank consortium 43 1968
International Monetary Fund (May, 1965) 583 1968–1970
Parallel Swiss Loan 17 1968–1970
International Monetary Fund (March, 1966) 51 1969–1971
Total 1,379

It is not customary to disclose details of short-term financial transactions between Central Banks.