§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the amount of the municipal debt for ratepayers in each of the maritime boroughs of England at the latest available date.
§ Mr. KingThe information is as follows:
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Total Debit for Maritime Districts in England at 31 March 1980 £000s Allerdale 41,145 Copeland 33,125 Barrow in Furness NA South Lakeland 18,132 Lancaster NA Wyre 12,291 Blackpool 103,420 Fylde 7,957 South Ribble 19,712 West Lancashire 17,573 Sefton 105,816 Wirral 145,135 66W
£000s Ellesmere Port and Neston 34,315 Northavon 24,529 Bristol 236,876 Woodspring 39,391 Sedgemore 26,539 West Somerset 9,292 North Devon 20,539 Torridge 13,017 North Cornwall 18,187 Restormel 19,674 Carrick 18,969 Kerrier 17,290 Penwith 14,644 Caradon 18,391 Plymouth 111,869 South Hams 20,526 Torbay 25,189 Teignbridge 18,031 East Devon 22,423 West Dorset 22,588 Weymouth and Portland 18,186 Purbeck *8,604 Poole 41,514 Bournemouth 42,008 Christchurch *7,326 New Forest 36,904 Southampton 104,419 Easteigh 38,994 Fareham 22,032 Gosport 33,465 South Wight 15,265 Medina 15,720 Portsmouth 139,086 Havant 32,854 Chichester 35,210 Arun 32,332 Worthing 19,378 Adur 19,232 Hove 18,265 Brighton 74,783 Lewes *29,074 Wealden 21,283 Eastbourne 40,343 Rother 17,079 Hastings 29,314 Shepway 23,454 Dover 30,624 Thanet 49,623 Canterbury 37,953 Swale 43,888 Medway 65,486 Gravesham *39,872 Thurrock 63,572 Castle Point 14,794 Southend on Sea 55,779 Rochford 19,649 Maldon 12,465 Colchester 52,195 Tendring 25,256 Suffolk Coastal 24,915 Waveney 33,368 Great Yarmouth 24,401 North Norfolk *21,514 West Norfolk 49,386 South Holland 13,834 Boston 17,265 East Lindsey 20,785 Cleethorpes 19,521 Great Grimsby 42,266 Glanford 19,370 Kingston upon Hull 188,811 Holderness 8,926 North Wolds 50,438 Scarborough 18,630 Laybaurgh 80,005 Hartlepool 55,784 Easington NA
£000s Sunderland 195,308 South Tyneside 149,114 North Tyneside 161,712 Blythe Valley 48,014 Wansbeck 42,681 Castle Morpeth 19,489 Alnwick 15,550 Berwick upon Tweed 15,285 * Debt as at 31 March 1979 NA Not available