§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much capital of the nationalised industries has been written off during the period 1959 to October, 1964, and from October, 1964, to the present time, with the figure expressed both as a lump sum and as an average weekly amount.
§ Mr. William RodgersFollowing is the information:
CAPITAL DEBT INCLUDING REVENUE DEFICIT WRITTEN OFF SINCE 1959 Period Total Average amount weekly £m. £m. 1959 to 30th September, 1964 487.4 1.6 October, 1964 to 30th November, 1969 1,827.6 6.8