HC Deb 19 December 1983 vol 51 cc15-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the net addition to the liabilities of the public sector in each of the past five years as a result of index-linked borrowing.

Mr. Peter Rees

The available figures are given, for index-linked gilts, inFinancial Statistics, table 3.15 (though these figures are for gross borrowing and include purchases by official holders) and, for national savings, Financial Statistics, table 3.7, columns 5, 6, 14, 15 and 16.