I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what estimate has been made of the level of credit card debt in (a) November 2006 and (b) the last month for which figures are available. (229839)
At end-November 2006, outstanding consumer credit on credit cards was estimated at £54893 million. At end-August 2008 the estimate was £54574 million. The figures are not seasonally adjusted and come from Table S3.2B of the ONS publication Financial Statistics No 558 October 2008.