§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what information his Department collects centrally on local authority bids for trading credit approvals in 1998–99. [76448]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 12 March 1999]: A record of applications for credit approvals outside established programmes, for 1998–99 and other years, is held by my Department.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 8 March 1999,Official Report, column 8, if he will list the local authorities that made trading credit approval applications in 1998–99 indicating (a) the value of each application and (b) the purpose for which the trading credit approval was sought. [76447]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 12 March 1999]: Requests by local authorities in connection with Trading Credit Approvals (TCAs) considered in 1998 were:
£ million Sheffield City Council Sheffield waste incinerator 17.0 Plymouth City Council Unrestricted TCAs for self-financing schemes n/a Harrogate Borough Council Upgrading of conference centre facility 6.6