HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc579-81W
Mr. David Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total value of grants paid by each district council in Scotland for the replacement of water supply pipes made of lead during the financial years 1988–89 and 1989–90 and for the current financial year to date.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Replacement of lead plumbing is usually carried out in conjunction with other works, and in these cases it is not possible to identify the cost of the plumbing work separately. Grants payable on applications approved in the years 1988–89 and 1989–90 for the replacement of lead plumbing alone were as in the table; returns have not yet been received for the period from April 1990 onwards.

Private sector improvement grants approved by local authorities Value of grants involving lead plumbing work only
District 1988–89 £000 1989–90 £000
Borders
Berwickshire
Ettrick and Lauderdale
Roxburgh
Tweeddale 0.2
Central
Clackmannan 23.0 19.3
Falkirk 14.3 14.6
Stirling 4.8 2.2
Dumfries and Galloway
Annandale and Eskdale 2.5 1.3
Nithsdale 3.5 15.5
Stewartry 0.9 1.8
Wigtown 6.2 3.1
Fife
Dunfermline 3.0 7.7
Kirkcaldy 41.7 102.6
North East Fife 0.4 1.9
Grampian
Aberdeen 241.7 219.2
Banff and Buchan 11.0 6.4
Gordon 9.8 18.2
Kincardine and Deeside 4.2 8.4
Moray 3.2 2.4
Highland
Badenoch and Strathspey 6.2 5.3
Caithness 0.1 3.5
Inverness 4.8 8.0
Lochaber 1.2
Nairn 0.3 0.3
Ross and Cromarty 7.6 12.2
Skye and Lochalsh
Sutherland 0.7
Lothian
East Lothian 67.1 36.6
Edinburgh 792.0 993.1
Midlothian 15.9 18.5
West Lothian 30.4 40.8
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute 44.4 43.2

District 1988–89 £000 1989–90 £000
Bearsden and Milngavie 43.4 60.0
Clydebank 1.4 3.0
Clydesdale 3.5 3.7
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1.0 2.8
Cumnock and Doon Valley 4.1 6.5
Cunninghame 28.5 30.0
Dumbarton 13.2 16.7
East Kilbride 3.6 0.2
Eastwood 97.6 145.0
Glasgow 669.4 666.4
Hamilton 14.1 3.7
Inverclyde 35.2 18.4
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 16.4 15.3
Kyle and Carrick 76.3 65.4
Monklands 21.2 21.8
Motherwell 4.9 3.2
Renfrew 82.8 178.1
Strathkelvin 50.6 65.9
Tayside
Angus 2.4 7.2
Dundee 2.1
Perth and Kinross 74.2 50.4
Islands Councils
Orkney Islands 7.1 3.2
Shetland Islands
Western Isles 0.2 0.1

Expenditure (£ million) at 1990–91 prices
Financial year Motorway and trunk roads Local roads Railways Airports Other transport
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1975–76 182 687 27.2 8.4 48.0
1976–77 173 518 23.9 4.4 60.0
1977–78 193 475 23.5 4.7 60.4
1978–79 182 376 29.7 7.7 98.7
1979–80 177 393 32.2 9.2 60.2
1980–81 164 363 38.2 4.9 31.0
1981–82 171 378 37.8 6.3 34.5
1982–83 169 386 39.8 5.6 27.6
1983–84 155 387 39.5 4.8 30.6
1984–85 160 368 44.6 4.7 33.5
1985–86 158 375 37.1 4.3 42.4
1986–87 147 367 37.1 3.7 34.6
1987–88 159 350 32.8 4.1 25.5
1988–89 149 369 34.0 4.0 14.8
1989–90 174 369 30.0 3.2 28.0

Notes:

1. Railways—Support by Strathclyde regional council under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968 for British Rail services in Strathclyde.

2. Airports—Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.: grant from the Scottish Office to ensure the continuation of operations at eight highlands and islands airports which provide the communities they service with vital social, business and welfare links. Public expenditure figures relating to BAA airports in Scotland are not held centrally.

3. Other public transport investment—Other expenditure by central and local authorities on transport provision. A detailed breakdown of these figures is not available, but they include expenditure on railways (other than section 20 support and British Rail's direct expenditure in Scotland) and expenditure on local authority aerodromes.

4. The expenditure has been converted to 1990–91 prices using GDP deflators.