§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the level of indebtedness of each water authority in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe most recent figures available are given in the table.
Capital debt outstanding at 31 March 1989: Water Account Region/Islands areas £000's Borders 9,138 Central 21,602 Dumfries and Galloway 12,734 Fife 32,017 Grampian 63,004 Highland 16,942 Lothian 88,809 Strathclyde 129,494 Tayside 27,781 Orkney 3,233 Shetland 232 Western Isles 3,048
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the expenditure to be incurred by each water authority in Scotland in servicing capital debt in 1989–90 and 1990–91 and the proportion which that amount is of their total expenditure in relation to water supply.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information is set out in the table. Figures for 1990–91, and on total expenditure in relation to water supply, are not yet available centrally.
Estimated loans charges 1989–90: Water Account Region/Islands areas £000's Borders 1,557 Central 3,435 Dumfries and Galloway 2,075 Fife 4,468 Grampian 9,812 Highland 2,867 Lothian 11,463 Strathclyde 20,831 Tayside 5,385 Orkney 278 Shetland 280 Western Isles 619