§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the United Kingdom's level of non-marketable debt minus national savings has increased in line with Government estimates for each of the last 15 years.
§ Mr. NelsonNon-marketable debt represents only a small proportion of total Government debt. Figures for the components of national debt at end-March, including sterling non-marketable debt and national savings, are626W published annually in the Bank of England's quarterly bulletin debt article—see the November 1993 edition for end-March 1993. Sterling non-marketable debt excluding national savings, calculated from these articles, for the last 15 years are given in the table:
Sterling non-marketable debt excluding national savings End-March £ million 1979 1,575 1980 821 1981 1,410 1982 1,968 1983 3,002 1984 3,171 1985 3,704 1986 4,205 1987 3,239 1988 3,529 1989 2,869 1990 3,591 1991 3,389 1992 3,275 1993 4,096 There are no official forecasts of Government debt by instrument.