§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the national debt of central Government in(a) December 1990 and (b) at the latest available date; and what is the level projected for 31 March 1995 on current trends.
§ Mr. PortilloA detailed breakdown of total debt of the public sector, including central Government, at end-financial year from end-March 1984 to end-March 1993, is given in table S1 of the March 1994 edition of "Financial Statistics". Central Government debt data at end-calendar year are not available.
3WForecasts of total central Government debt are not made, but forecasts of net public sector debt and general Government gross debt appear in table 6.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1994" published last November.