§ Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost of servicing: (a) Government debt, (b) nationalised industry debt and (c) local
DEBT INTEREST PAYMENTS £ million 1974–75 1975–76* 1976–77† Payments by: (A) Central Government … … 2,212 2,886 4,061 Local Authorities to: (B) Central Government … … 727 947 1,070 (C) Other … … 1,232 1,275 1,488 Public Corporations to: (D) Central Government … … 1,040 1,248 1,419 (E) Local Authorities … … 117 146 130 (F) Other … … 472 520 912 (G) Public Sector = A+C+F … … 3,916 4,681 6,461 * Provisional. † As shown in Financial Statement and Budget Report, 1976–77.