§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those local authorities which are considered to be debt free; and what are the Government guidelines on debt to equity ratio for local authorities.
§ Mr. Robert B. Jones[pursuant to his reply, 4 April 1995, c. 1049–50]: the list of local authorities which were debt free as at 30 September 1994 given in that answer was incomplete and should have included Wansdyke. The complete list should therefore read:
- Dorset
- Bedford
- Bracknell
- Breckland
- Broadland
- Chiltern
- Christchurch
- Corby
- Dacorum
- Daventry
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Devon
- East Dorset
- Epsom and Ewell
- Hambleton
- Hertsmere
777 - Leominster
- Medina
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Mid Sussex
- Newbury
- Rochester upon Medway
- Ryedale
- St. Edmundsbury
- South Bucks
- South Northampton
- South Shropshire
- South Wight
- Suffolk Coastal
- Surrey Heath
- Swale
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Tunbridge Wells
- Wansdyke
- West Sussex
- Barking and Dagenham
- City of London
Housing Corporation Allocations 1990–91—1995–96 to West Midlands an Birmingham Year Rent (new build) £ million Rent (rehab) £ million Total rent £ million Percent. of total rent Sale (new build) £ million Sale (rehab) £ million Total sale £ million Percent. of total sale DIYSO £ million Total £ million Percent. of total £ million Regional cash limit £ million 1990–91 Birmingham 10.45 5.19 15.64 41.2 0.31 0.00 0.31 23.5 0.00 15.95 40.6 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (excl. Birmingham) 10.33 2.46 12.79 33.7 0.47 0.00 0.47 35.6 0.00 13.26 33.7 — Rest of West Midlands Region 8.93 0.64 9.57 25.2 0.54 0 0.54 40.9 0.00 10.11 25.7 — West Midlands (HC Regions) 29.71 8.29 38.00 100.0 1.32 0.00 1.32 100.0 0.00 39.32 100.0 101.77 1991–92 Birmingham 30.77 6.97 37.74 33.6 2.03 1.07 3.10 33.0 0.05 40.89 33.5 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (excl. Birmingham) 26.09 4.83 30.92 27.5 1.49 0.34 1.83 19.5 0.16 32.91 27.0 — Rest of West Midlands Region 37.6 6.08 43.679 38.9 4.47 0 4.47 47.6 0.07 48.22 39.5 — West Midlands (HC Region) 94.46 17.88 112.34 100.0 7.99 1.41 9.40 100.0 0.28 122.02 100.0 140.37 1992–93 Birmingham 29.83 6.83 36.66 27.0 1.14 0.84 1.98 20.3 1.76 40.40 26.8 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (cxcl. Birmingham) 32.28 11.13 43.41 32.0 3.86 0.75 4.61 47.3 1.23 49.25 32.7 — Rest of West Midlands Region 49.25 6.32 55.57 41.0 2.77 0 3.16 32.4 2.24 60.97 40.5 — West Midlands (HC Region) 111.36 24.28 135.64 100.0 7.77 1.98 9.75 100.0 5.23 150.62 100.0 154.82 1993–94 Birmingham 32.49 12.38 44.87 35.1 3.13 0.41 3.54 31.9 4.55 52.96 34.9 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (cxcl. Birmingham) 34.24 4.11 38.35 30.0 3.28 0.15 3.43 30.9 3.62 45.40 29.9 — Rest of West Midlands Region 39.03 5.47 44.5 34.8 4.13 0 4.14 37.3 4.69 53.33 35.2 — West Midlands (HC Region) 105.76 21.96 127.72 100.0 10.54 0.57 11.11 100.0 12.86 151.69 100.0 162.03 1994–95 Birmingham 23.53 12.61 36.14 35.8 1.41 0.40 1.81 25.1 3.27 41.22 34.7 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (cxcl. Birmingham) 21.30 7.89 29.19 28.9 1.40 0.85 2.25 31.2 3.47 34.91 29.4 — Rest,of West Midlands Region 29.37 6.33 35.7 35.3 2.37 0 3.16 43.8 3.74 42.6 35.9 — West Midlands (HC Region) 74.20 26.83 101.03 100.0 5.18 2.04 7.22 100.0 10.48 118.73 100.0 134.21 1995–96 Birmingham 6.93 4.89 11.82 36.0 1.04 0.29 1.33 39.8 3.62 16.77 36.7 — West Midlands Metropolitan Area (cxcl. Birmingham) 5.67 3.26 8.93 27.2 0.86 0.27 1.13 33.8 2.83 12.89 28.2 — Rest of West Midlands Region 9.25 2.83 12.08 36.8 0.68 0 0.88 26.3 3.05 16.01 35.1 — West Midlands (HC Region) 21.85 10.98 32.83 100.0 2.58 0.76 3.34 100.0 9.50 45.67 100.0 103.15