§ Mr. Gowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of the National Debt on 28th February 1974 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th December 1976], gave the following details:
The information asked for to the nearest available dates is as follows: 31 March 1974 … £40,124,527,285 31 March 1976 … £56,571,585,311.