asked the Minister for Finance the figure for the national debt for each of the years ended 1978 and 1979 and the estimated figure for 1980; and if he will express the figure for the national debt as a percentage of GNP for each of those years.
Written Answers . - National Debt .
355.
: The data requested by the Deputy are as follows:
|
National Debt |
National Debt as a percentage of GNP |
|
|
£m |
% |
|
|
31 December 1978 |
5,167 |
83 |
|
31 December 1979 |
6,540 |
91 |
|
31 December 1980 |
7,500 |
89 |
|
(provisional) |
(provisional) |