§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the net figure for interest, profits and dividends in the main summary table of Government statistical publications includes the debit on Government account; and whether he will show the latter separately.
§ Mr. Harold LeverGovernment interest payments are included in the net figure for interest, profits and dividends in the balance of payments because this206W is the appropriate heading to which they should be allocated. Separate figures for the government interest payments have been published in the annual "Pink Book" on the balance of payments and, as indicated in my reply to the hon. Member for Farnham (Mr. Maurice Macmillan) on 20th May, publication of separate quarterly figures is under consideration.—[Vol. 784, c. 50.]