HC Deb 24 January 1990 vol 165 cc684-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by month for the last 12 months, the amount of(a) investments and (b) withdrawals made in National Savings.

Mr. Ryder

Figures for National Savings receipts and repayments (including accrued interest) for each of the 12 months of 1989 are as follows:

1
Receipts £ million Repayments £ million
January 534.7 637.1
February 531.0 745.3
March 494.8 744.0
April 482.2 742.3
May 459.1 674.2
June 420.4 652.2
July 399.4 605.6
August 526.8 1,084.2
September 476.4 1,009.7
October 460.3 776.6
November 414.9 854.7
December 289.2 637.0
1 Provisional.

Taking into account gross accrued interest of £2.2 billion, the Department for National Savings' contribution to the public sector debt repayment in 1989 was £1.5 billion.