§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current amount of debt owed to the Exchequer by Scottish water authorities; and what the. amount was in the previous year.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation on the source of local authority borrowing for specific services is not readily 809W available. Figures on the total outstanding debt of Scottish water authorities at 31 March 1989 were given on 13 February 1990, Official Report, column 189. Corresponding figures for 31 March 1988 are given in the table.
Capital debt outstanding at 31 March 1988: Water account Region/Islands area £'000 Borders 8,859 Central 20,416 Dumfries and Galloway 11,772 Fife 30,159 Grampian 57,196 Highland 15,576 Lothian 85,038 Strathclyde 119,324 Tayside 25,546 Orkney 2,412 Shetland 719 Western Isles 2,511