§ Mr. Gowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total of Government debt outstanding at present; and what were the comparable figures on 5th April 1975, 5th April 1974 and 5th April 1973.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettFollowing are the figures:
National Debt Outstanding at 31st March £ million 1973 36,884 1974 40,125 1975 45,925 1976 (provisional) 56,577 Source: Financial Statistics. May 1976. Supplementary Table A. No later estimates are available.