HC Deb 29 October 1979 vol 972 cc430-1W
Mr. Ross

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current value of the public sector borrowing requirement of the United Kingdom; and if he will express the public sector borrowing requirement per head of population.

Mr. Lawson

The United Kingdom public sector borrowing requirement for the three months April to June of this year, the latest period for which figures are available, was £3,382 million. This was £61 per head of population in that quarter.