HC Deb 12 February 1993 vol 218 c828W
Mr. Marland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the indebtedness of the Forest of Dean district council in each year since 1980.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information is given in the table:

Total external debt (temporary and longer-term)
Year End Forest of Dean £000
1979–80 20,000
1980–81 22,000
1981–82 22,000
1982–83 21,000
1983–84 26,000
1984–85 31,000
1985–86 31,000
1986–87 25,635
1987–88 22,872
1988–89 26,777
1989–90 26,653
1990–91 31,334
1991–92 30,523

Figures for 1985–86 and earlier have been rounded to the nearest £100,000

Source:

1979–81 CIPFA Return of Outstanding Debt.

1981–90 CIPFA Capital Expenditure and Debt Financing Statistics.

1990–92 Local authority returns and PWLB.