§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current debt of the Electricity Council broadly identified by class of creditor.
§ Mr. EadieI have been asked to reply.
The current debt of the Electricity Council, amounting to about£5,300 million, comprises£625 million of British Electricity stocks and about£750 million of overseas loans, the balance being mainly Government loans from the National Loans Fund. Details are shown annually in Statement A26 of the council's accounts and statistics.