§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the replacement costs of the assets of each Scottish water authority; if he will estimate for each authority what percentage of the population are supplied with(a) mains water and (b) sewerage by that authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroDetails of the assets of each Scottish water authority are not held centrally. The percentages of population receiving public mains water and public sewerage are given in the table.
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Authority Proportion of population receiving mains water Per cent. Proportion of population receiving sewerage Per cent. Regional Councils Borders 86.4 81.5 Central 98.7 96.7 Dumfries and Galloway 89.8 85.0 Fife 98.9 98.0 Grampian 93.0 87.5 Highland 97.5 80.4 Lothian 100.0 98.0 Strathclyde 99.8 98.4 Tayside 97.1 92.9 Islands Councils Orkney 98.0 47.3 Shetland 99.0 65.0 Western Isles 98.0 75.0 Scotland (weighted average) 98.1 94.8 Source: The UK Water Industry—Water Services and Costs 1990/91, published by the Centre for the Study of Regulated Industries.