§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the foreign debt by Her Majesty's Government for the years 1975 to 1980 and 1980 to 1985; how much is now outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is as follows:
Official debt ($ million) End-period 1975 13,975 1976 19,358 1977 25,532 1978 23,424 1979 20,748 1980 17,390 1981 13,299 1982 12,146 1983 11,958 1984 11,283 1985 14,637 Further details are given in table 10.8 of CSO financial statistics.