§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each district council in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, the total of new debts incurred to finance capital expenditure for the latest 12 months period for which figures are available and the relevant anticipated figures made available to his Department for the next 12-month period.
§ Mr. KingThe information requested on new debts incurred to finance capital expenditure is as follows (some of these debts will have been financed through 99W temporary borrowing from revenue balances):
Dorset £000 Bournemouth 2,664 Christchurch 837 North Dorset 1,622 Poole 3,208 Purbeck* 920 West Dorset 1,888 Weymouth and Portland 1,411 Wimborne 2,324 Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane 3,905 East Hampshire 4,646 Eastleigh 4,452 Fareham 1,602 Gosport 3,501 Hart† 1,167 Havant 2,693 New Forest 3,695 Portsmouth† 10,795 Rushmoor 4,377 Southampton 5,428 Test Valley 6,962 Winchester 3,511 Wiltshire Kennet 2,810 North Wiltshire 1,719 Salisbury 2,606 Thamesdown 11,247 West Wiltshire† 3,236 *1977–78 †1978–79 These figures relate to 1979–80 except where indicated otherwise. Local authorities do not supply forecasts to my Department on forward financing arrangements.