§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total of the national debt at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what was the comparable total in the same date in 1973.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe most recent figures available are for 31 March 1978. They are published, together with figures for 31 March 1973, in the February 1979 issue of "Financial Statistics", supplementary table C. Provisional figures for 351W the National Debt at 31 March 1979 will be published in the May 1979 issue.