HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 cc644-5W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give, for the City of Coventry, for each year since 1979, if available, or for the most convenient years(a) outstanding debt, (b) debt service charge, (c) debt repayment, (d) adult population, (e) debt per adult and (f) debt service charge per adult, in current and 1992 prices.

Mr. Key

The available information is given in the table. The figures for the outstanding loan debt are as at the end of each financial year, debt repayments are as made during the course of each financial year, population figures are mid-year estimates. Figures for earlier years are not available. Figures for outstanding debt at 31 March 1991 have been returned on an external debt basis, and are not comparable with previous years.

Coventry: Debt figures—at current prices
Year Outstanding debt £ million Debt service charge £ million Debt repayment £ million Population 000s Debt per capita £ 1DS per capita £
1990–91 366.134 27.567 13.819 231 1,585 119
1989–90 496.621 25.505 73.272 231 2,150 110
1988–89 602.778 27.048 8.751 231 2,609 117
1987–88 508.576 24.686 9.621 232 2,192 106
1986–87 411.767 23.473 n/a 234 1,760 100
1985–86 385.113 19 260 n/a 234 1,646 82
1984–85 371.454 18.048 n/a 235 1,581 77
1983–84 374 876 16.386 n/a 235 1,595 70
1 Debt Service Charge.