HC Deb 03 February 1997 vol 289 c448W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information his Department collates on the gross capital value of assets shown on the balance sheets of local authorities in England and Wales. [13396]

Sir Paul Beresford

The total value of fixed assets, at 31 March 1996, for local authorities in England, was about £130 billion. A list of figures for each local authority has been placed in the Library of the House.

Information relating to local authorities in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.