§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change in the national debt since 1973; and how much of this is accounted for by the United Kingdom's contribution to the EEC.
§ Mr. NelsonThe change in the national debt since 1973 can be calculated from table 17.2 of part 1 of the "Bank of England Statistical Abstract 1994".
Figures for EC contributions since 1973 were provided in the answer which the Paymaster General gave to the hon. Member for Dover (Mr. Shaw) on 29 November, Official Report, columns 608–10.