§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the capital allocation to Scottish water authorities in each of the past 10 years at constant prices.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonCapital allocations for water are not made separately. They are included in the allocations to authorities in Scotland for their water and sewerage programmes. Allocations, all at 1989 prices, are given in the table. At cash prices, the allocation for 1989–90 is 14 per cent. greater than the initial allocation for the previous year.
Capital allocation for water and sewerage programmes Year £ million 1980–81 147.7 1981–82 149.5 1982–83 139.6 1983–84 126.5 1984–85 113.6 1985–86 112.0 1986–87 116.7 1987–88 116.8 1988–89 1115.6 1989–90 121.5 1 Excludes a supplementary allocation of £5.9 million made late in the year.