HC Deb 27 March 1986 vol 94 c620W
Mr. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what are the total capital assets of each individual water authority;

(2) what was the total outstanding financial debt of all the water authorities for the periods 1984–85 and 1985–86;

(3) what was the outstanding financial debt of each individual water authority for the periods 1983, 1984 and 1985, respectively;

(4) what are the total capital assets of all the water authorities.

Mr. John Patten

Information on the final debt of all the water authorities for the period 1985–86 will only be available when authorities have closed and published their accounts. I shall write then to the right hon. Gentlemen. The other information requested is as follows:

£ million
Regional Water Authority Net current cost assets at 31 March 1985 Loans outstanding at 31 March
1984 1985
Anglian 3,241 792 838
Northumbrian 1,457 397 407
North West 4,277 811 851
Severn Trent 4,309 748 787
Southern 1,990 312 321
South West 1,079 133 140
Thames 4,633 423 385
Wessex 1,082 213 226
Yorkshire 3,300 469 507
All authorities 25,368 4,298 4,462

Net current cost assets exclude land drainage assets.