Exchange Rates

(asked on 18th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fall in the value of sterling on the UK’s indebtedness.


Answered by
Lord Young of Cookham Portrait
Lord Young of Cookham
This question was answered on 1st November 2016

All public debt issued by the UK government is denominated in pounds sterling. Therefore, any changes in the value of the currency do not affect the UK government’s indebtedness.

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