§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the monthly total of interest paid on the national debt; and how this figure compares with the same month in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Biffen[pursuant to his reply, 27 November 1980]: Interest paid on the national debt for the month of October 1980 and in each of the past five years was as follows:—
£ million October 1975 194 1976 286 1977 179 1978 305 1979 383 1980 408