§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of(a) national debt and (b) debt interest payment was in each of the last 25 years at today's prices. [186101]
§ John HealeyFigures for public sector net debt and central Government debt interest payments in current prices are available on the Office for National Statistics website: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/tsdtables 1. asp?vink = fsf
Table 1.1 A: Public Sector Finances (series RUTN and RUTO) shows figures for public sector net debt in £ billion and as a percentage of GDP. Table 1.1C: Central Government (series NMFX) shows debt interest payments in £ billions.
701WFigures for GDP deflators at market prices are available on the HM Treasury website: http:// www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/economic_data_and_tools/ gdp_deflators/data_gdp_fig.cfm