§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase on the national debt between the time of the March 1974 Budget to the latest date for which figures are available, expressed both in total terms and as divided by the number of households in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettAs published in the Supplementary Statements to the Consolidated Fund and National Loans Fund Accounts, the increase on the national debt between 31st March 1974 and 31st March 1975 was £5,800 million in total, which represents £298 for each household in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total short-medium- and long-term indebtedness of the United Kingdom on 1st January 1973, 1974, 1975 and at the latest available date this year.
§ Mr. DellI assume the hon. Member is referring to the external indebtedness of Her Majesty's Government. The information is published quarterly in the balance of payments article in the Central Statistical Office's publication" Economic Trends"; the latest data available is for the third quarter 1975. The total identifiable short-, medium- and long-term external debt of Her Majesty's Govern-
Tax paid in the year Year Income tax (¼m.) Surtax (¼m.) Total (¼m.) Estimated number of households ('000) Tax per households (¼) 1973–74 … … 7,136.6 307.4 7,444.0 19,156 389 1974–75 … … 10,270.9 186.3 10,457.2 19,310 542 1975–76 (estimated) … 14,008.0 85.0 14,093.0 19,463 724