HC Deb 19 December 1969 vol 793 cc501-2W
Mr. Ridsdale

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many years it will take to pay back the debts accumulated since October, 1964, on the basis of an annual balance of payments surplus of £300 million.

Mr. Taverne

I cannot add to the answer which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. J. H. Osborn) on 4th November.—[Vol. 790, c. 79–80.]