The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Borrowing – 8 February 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Borrowing on 8th February 1989.


Mr. Warren To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a breakdown from the latest available data of the major types of borrowers in the public and private sectors of the economy.

Mr. Major Information on borrowing is given in the CSO’s monthly publication “Financial Statistics”, which is available in the Library of the House. Section 1 provides a unified set of financial data for all the main sectors of the economy. Subsequent sections give various breakdowns.