§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount paid in interest on the national debt in each financial year from 1967 to 380W date; and what is his estimate for the current year and the years to 1982.
§ Mr. BiffenThe total amounts paid in interest on the national debt in the years 1967–68 to 1978–79 were shown in the annual Consolidated Fund and national loans fund accounts, which have been published as House of Commons Papers.
The forecast for 1979–80 appears in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1979–80 (HC 98): forecasts for 1980–81 and 1981–82 will be included in the reports for those years.