asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each financial year since 1947 the amount of (1) interest paid on the public debt, (2) provision made for sinking fund of the public debt, (3) money raised by borrowing, (4) interest, dividends, etc. received from advances from the Central Fund and investments on shares held by the Minister for Finance, (5) repayments to the Exchequer of advances, (6) the difference between (1) and (4), and (7) the difference between (3) and (5).
Written Answers. - Public Debt.
93.
Following is the information required:
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
|
|
Financial year |
Interest paid on the public debt. |
Provision made for sinking fund of the public debt |
Money raised by borrowing |
Interest dividends, etc. received from advances from the Central Fund and investments on shares held by the Minister for Finance |
Repayments to Exchequer of advances |
The difference between (1) and (4) |
The difference between (3) and (5) |
|
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
1946-47 |
3.52 |
1.26 |
5.89 |
1.16 |
0.09 |
2.36 |
5.80 |
|
1947-48 |
3.50 |
1.30 |
5.01 |
1.18 |
0.10 |
2.32 |
4.91 |
|
1948-49 |
3.83 |
1.27 |
8.95 |
1.29 |
0.54 |
2.54 |
8.41 |
|
1949-50 |
4.24 |
2.02 |
10.54 |
1.46 |
1.04 |
2.78 |
9.50 |
|
1950-51 |
4.90 |
2.18 |
21.69 |
1.79 |
0.30 |
3.11 |
21.39 |
|
1951-52 |
5.69 |
2.68 |
38.94 |
2.40 |
0.75 |
3.29 |
38.19 |
|
1952-53 |
7.08 |
3.67 |
31.59 |
2.86 |
1.46 |
4.22 |
30.13 |
|
1953-54 |
9.38 |
4.69 |
36.43 |
3.68 |
1.92 |
5.70 |
34.51 |
|
1954-55 |
10.58 |
4.99 |
32.96 |
4.48 |
1.34 |
6.10 |
31.62 |
|
1955-56 |
11.80 |
5.66 |
26.38 |
5.16 |
1.29 |
6.64 |
25.09 |
|
1956-57 |
13.38 |
6.87 |
35.06 |
5.72 |
6.73 |
7.66 |
28.33 |
|
1957-58 |
15.06 |
7.81 |
30.98 |
6.54 |
4.65 |
8.52 |
26.33 |
|
1958-59 |
14.68 |
7.46 |
21.07 |
7.14 |
2.06 |
7.54 |
19.01 |
|
1959-60 |
15.80 |
7.93 |
31.49 |
7.11 |
1.29 |
8.69 |
30.20 |
|
1960-61 |
17.77 |
8.60 |
42.29 |
7.52 |
1.30 |
10.25 |
40.99 |
|
1961-62 |
19.61 |
10.02 |
44.91 |
7.97 |
1.14 |
11.64 |
43.77 |
|
1962-63 |
21.11 |
11.69 |
51.82 |
8.51 |
2.45 |
12.60 |
49.37 |
|
1963-64 |
24.94 |
13.30 |
52.86 |
9.12 |
1.17 |
15.82 |
51.69 |