§ Mr. Alisonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the total of external loans to the United Kingdom Government, including drawings from the International Monetary Fund, outstanding on 30th June, 1945, 25th October, 1951, 15th October, 1958, 8th October, 1959, 15th October, 1964, 15th October, 1969 and the latest available date; how much of the total was denominated or guaranteed in gold or
LOANS TO THE U.K. GOVERNMENT INCLUDING I.M.F. DRAWINGS £ million Per head Totals outstanding on— £ 30th June, 1945 … … … … … 303 6 25th October, 1951 … … … … … 2,498 50 15th October, 1958 … … … … … 2,275 44 8th October, 1959 … … … … … 2,283 44 15th October, 1964 … … … … … 1,852 34 15th October, 1969 … … … … … 3,419 62 31st March, 1970 … … … … … 3,255 59
£ million 25th October, 1951 15th October, 1964 31st March, 1970 Totals outstanding on— Loan Agreement U.S.: Line of Credit … … … 1,339 1,125 1,236 Lend Lease … … … 216 177 193 E.C.A. … … … 120 108 103 M.S.A. … … … — 17 17 Ex-Im. Bank … … … — — 231 Mombasa and Tanga Ports … … — 2 1 Canada: Line of Credit … … … 393 329 361 Interest Free Loan … … … 79 — — European Payments Union … … … — 53 18 Deutsche Bundesbank … … … — — 23 German Offset Agreement … … … — — 52 Portugal … … … 81 37 17 Pakistan (Pension Annuities) … … … 7 4 3 East Africa … … … 4 — — Ceylon Rupee Loans … … … 5 — — India (Pensions and Railway Annuities) … 154 — — Other … … … 5 — — International Monetary Fund … … … 95 — 1,000 2,498 1,852 3,255 All (the loans in the table above, with the exception of those from Pakistan, East Africa, Ceylon, U.S.A. (Mombasa and Tanga Ports) and India, are denominated or guaranteed in gold or foreign currency.
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(2) what were the amounts outstanding on each inter-government loan to the United Kingdom Government and United Kingdom Government and United Kingdom drawing from the International Monetary Fund on 30th June, 1945, 25th October, 1951, 15th October, 1964, and the latest available date;
(3) if he will state the amount of capital and interest, respectively, paid in the periods 30th June, 1945 to 26th October, 1951, 27th October, 1951, to 15th October, 1964, and 16th October, 1964 to 31st December, 1969, on each separate inter-government loan to the United Kingdom or United Kingdom drawing from the International Monetary Fund outstanding during any part of these periods.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe information is giver below.
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EXTERNAL LOANS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT £ million Repayments of Capital and Interest during 30th June, 1945 to 26th October, 1951 27th October, 1951 to 15th October, 1964 16th October, 1964 to 31st December, 1969 Capital Interest Capital Interest Capital Interest U.S.: Line of Credit — — 214 280 72 88 Lend Lease 11 — 39 45 19 13 E.C.A — — 12 35 21 15 Export—Import Bank — — 89 8 89 26 Mombasa and Tanga Ports 1 1 Canada: Line of Credit — — 63 83 21 26 Interest Free Loan * * 79 — — — Dept established on liquidation of European Payments Unions: Austria — — 3 — — — Belgium — — 24 1 — — Denmark — — — — — — Greece — — — — — — Germany — — 46 13 38 — Italy — — 7 — — — Netherlands — — 21 — — — Sweden — — 9 — — — Switzerland — — 7 — — — Switzerland (1961 loan) — — 18 1 — — Swiss Bank Consortium — — — — 43 2 Bank for International Settlements — — — — 104 6 Swiss Parallel Loan — — — — 42 5 Portugal 5 3 44 5 19 1 Pakistan (Pension Annuities) 1 — 3 1 10 — East Africa 8 * 4 — — — Ceylon Rupee Loans * * 5 — — — India (Pensions and Railway Annuities) 20 4 154 1 — — Deutsche Bundesbank — — — — — 2 Offset Agreement — — — — — — Other: I.M.F. 1947 — 1 60 — — — 1948 — — 15 — — — 1956 — — 200 11 — — 1961 — — 536 — — — 1964 — — — — 357 — 1965 — — — — 500 83 1966 — — — — 44 1968 — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — * Not available. These tables do not include central bank transactions.