§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the total level of council house debt, including capital debt, by local authority area in Scotland; [70310]
(2) what are the expected levels of council house debt, including capital debt, by local authority area for 1998–99,1999–2000,2000–01 and 2001–02. [70315]
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§ Mr. MacdonaldInformation on local authority housing debt is collected annually from local authorities. The most recent estimates available, as at 1 April 1998, are shown in the table.
Authority Debt (£) Aberdeen City 134,682,000 Aberdeenshire 150,821,000 Angus 34,655,914 Argyll and Bute 53,594,327 Clackmannanshire 26,589,900 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 44,629,236 Dumfries and Galloway 107,598,933 Dundee City 117,916,400 East Ayrshire 83,426,996 East Dunbartonshire 45,574,000 East Lothian 43,554,000 East Renfrewshire 25,643,300 Edinburgh City 283,591,341 Falkirk 90,976,000 Fife 208,240,991 Glasgow City 914,638,203 Highland 222,559,000 Inverclyde 97,559,900 Midlothian 25,138,104 Moray 50,066,031 North Ayrshire 86,772,000 North Lanarkshire 231,658,606 Orkney Islands 4,769,000 Perth and Kinross 47,759,926 Renfrewshire 143,943,035 Scottish Borders 69,226,695 Shetland Islands 60,157,961 South Ayrshire 60,397,134 South Lanarkshire 230,800,643 Stirling 45,625,903 West Dunbartonshire 92,236,590 West Lothian 69,886,114 Scotland 3,904,689,183 From 1 July this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the time scale is, by local authority area, for the repayment of council house debt; and by when he expects all council housing debt to be repaid. [70328]
§ Mr. MacdonaldInformation about the time scale for repayment of council housing debt is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
From 1 July this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.