Public Sector Debt (Hansard, 24 July 1996)

HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 c538W 538W

§ Mr. Bernard Jenkin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received regarding public sector debt. [37659]

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The UK has the third lowest debt to GDP ratio in the European Union, and unlike every other G7 economy our debt to GDP ratio is lower now than in 1979.