§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total of loans borrowed by the British Government, nationalised industries, and other public bodies, including local authorities, respectively, from foreign and international banks and institutions; what were the comparable figures on the date the Government were elected in February 1974; and if he will express the current total foreign indebtedness as a sum per head of population.
§ Mr. Dell,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th January 1976; Vol. 903, c. 161], gave the following answer:
The information requested is available only on a quarterly basis and the table below gives the outstanding amounts of the various categories of borrowing, from foreign and international banks and institutions, by Her Majesty's Government, nationalised industries and other public sector bodies at 31st December 1973, 31st March 1974 and 30th September 1975:
The total borrowing indicated above for 30th September represents approximately £63 per head of the population.