§ Mr. Fairbairnasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the annual sum of interest payable on the national debt in the year 1974 and in the year 1978.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe amounts paid for interest on the national debt in the years ended 31st March 1974 and 1978 were £2,284 million and £5,101 million respectively, or 3.1 per cent. and 3.5 per cent of GDP at market prices.