Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much interest was paid in servicing the National Debt in (a) October 2020 and (b) October 2021.

The Office for National Statistics, jointly with HM Treasury, publishes monthly data on the public sector finances including central government debt interest spending. Central government debt interest payments in October 2021 were £5.6 billion, and £1.8 billion in October 2020.