§ Mr. Ripponasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amounts of foreign currency have been borrowed by Her Majesty's Government between March 1974 and the present date; and how much was repaid over the same period.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 8 March 1979; Vol. 963, c. 775], gave the following information:
The total amount of foreign currency borrowing incurred by Her Majesty's Government between March 1974 and 1 March 1979 was $10 billion. Repayments over the same period amounted to $2.7 billion.