§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 20 non-metropolitan councils in the order of the level of their indebtedness, with the relevant figures in each case.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe 20 non-metropolitan district and county councils reporting the highest levels of indebtedness are shown in the table.
Credit ceiling1 at 31 March 1991 £ million Lancashire 377 Nottingham 373 Kingston-upon-Hull 328 Bristol 308 Leicester 272 Staffordshire 260 Cleveland 256 Kent 250 Essex 227 Derbyshire 214 Berkshire 210 Leicestershire 206 Devon 192 Cheshire 190 Middlesbrough 183 Nottinghamshire 177 Hampshire 176 Blackburn 166 Humberside 165 Derby 156 1 The credit ceiling represents the difference between an authority's outstanding credit liabilities and any provision made to meet those liabilities. Source: Local authority returns. No data are available for Embridge DC.