National Debt

HC Deb 14 May 1996 vol 277 c390W

Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the national debt for the end of the current fiscal year; and what the figures were for each of the last seven years. [28858]

Mr. Waldegrave

New forecasts for debt will be published in the summer economic forecast on 9 July. The table contains the information requested.

• Net debt £ billion^{1 2}
• 1988–89: 155.8
• 1989–90: 150.0
• 1990–91: 153.6
• 1991–92: 167.2
• 1992–93: 204.5
• 1993–94: 251.7
• 1994–95: 290.8
• ¹At end March.
• ² First estimate for end-March 1996 will be published in the summer economic forecast on 9 July.