§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cost of maintaining the remaindered Forth and Clyde canal in each of the past five years; and what have been the receipts during the corresponding period.
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§ Mr. ChopeThe net current expenditure per capita by service for each shire county in 1985–86 is as follows. Separate information on the cost of surveyors' departments is not available.
§ Mr. John PattenResponsibility for the maintenance of the Forth and Clyde canal is a matter of day-to-day management by the British Waterways Board. The figures are as follows:
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£000 Total Direct Expenditure Income 1981 200 100 1982 283 140 1983 365 119 1984–85 (15 months) 481 163 1985–86 400 75