Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118373

Public Sector Debt

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of government debt over each of the past five financial years has been held by (a) domestic investors and (b) overseas investors.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The ONS publishes estimates of holdings of government debt by sector. The latest available data, as at end 2025 Q3, splits holdings by overseas and domestic investors. ONS data shows a split of holdings between overseas and domestic investors of 28% and 7...

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