Overseas Debt (Hansard, 19 July 1979)

§ Mr. Knox
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1973 the total overseas debt of the United Kingdom, the total overseas debt of the United Kingdom per family and the total overseas debt of the United Kingdom per capita.

§ Mr. Biffen
I assume that the hon. Member is interested in the total overseas debt of Her Majesty's Government and United Kingdom public sector bodies. The table below shows the overseas debt, including both foreign currency borrowing and sterling debt, in total and on a per capita basis. Estimates of total debt per824W for each year since 1973 the percentage increase in gross domestic product at fact cost.

§ Mr. Biffen
The latest available information is given in the following table:
family, or per household, have not been provided as this would require allocation between the household and non-household population on some arbitrary basis.

Total £ million Per capita £

End 1973 6,615 118

End 1974 8,996 161

End 1975 10,630 190

End 1976 14,625 261

End 1977 18,150 325

End 1978 16,035 287

	Total £ million	Per capita £
End 1973	6,615	118
End 1974	8,996	161
End 1975	10,630	190
End 1976	14,625	261
End 1977	18,150	325
End 1978	16,035	287