§ Mr. Willisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total capital debts of Scottish local authorities for each of the years from 1950 to 1961.
§ Mr. MaclayThe total amount of outstanding capital debt at the end of each of these local authority years was as follows:
Outstanding Capital Debt Year £ Million 1950–51 310 1951–52 353 1952–53 414 1953–54 475 1954–55 527 1955–56 586 1956–57 638 1957–58 685 1958–59 737 1959–60 787 1960–61 830 (estimated)