§ 62. Mr. Michael Heseltineasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total net repayment of official overseas net liabilities over the period October 1951 to October 1964 inclusive; what were the total net interest payments thereon; what has been the total net increase in official overseas net liabilities since October 1964; and what has been the total net increase in interest due thereon.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe answer to the first part is about £675 million on the assumption that the hon. Member wanted the figure for the period 1951 to 1964. The answers to the other parts are £480 million, £1,510 million, and an increase of about £50 million due per annum.
These figures exclude transactions between central banks.