§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the increase in cost of provision of water in each water authority in Scotland shown as a percentage of the cost of provision last year.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 May 1992]: The estimated expenditure on water supply to be met from charges in each authority has changed as shown:
Change in cost of water provision in 1992–93 as percentage of cost in 1991–92 Authority Percentage Borders + 23 Central + 2 Dumfries and Galloway + 9 Fife + 9 Grampian + 4 Highland + 5 Lothian + 9 Strathclyde + 7 Tayside + 4 Orkney + 13 Shetland - 6 Western Isles + 11
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to provide additional resources to local water authorities in Scotland to meet the resource implications of the EC drinking water directive.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 May 1992]: Water supply comes within the water and sewerage
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Adaptations to property provided by Scottish Social Work Departments Number of cases, year ending 31 March Region 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Borders 581 521 489 766 766 Central 832 800 825 n.a. 1,559 Dumfries/Galloway 815 637 1,067 1,134 1,147 Fife 1,300 2,259 2,313 3,208 2,403 Grampian 2,152 1,855 2,087 2,653 3,382 programme, capital expenditure provision for which has risen substantially from £142 million in 1990–91 to £221 million in 1992–93, an increase of more than 50 per cent. It is set to rise further to £244 million by 1994–95. The EC drinking water directive was a factor taken into account in determining the increased resources.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to provide extra resources to help meet deficits experienced by water authorities as a result of diminished sales.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 May 1992]: Deficits arising from shortfalls in income due to diminished sales of water are a matter for authorities to take into account when setting charges in succeeding years, in accordance with statutory provisions. Government assistance would not be appropriate.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimates he has made of the additional capital and current costs of providing water that will require to be borne by local water authorities in Scotland as a result of the additional requirements of the EC drinking water directive.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 May 1992]: The requirements of the EC drinking water directive are incorporated in the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990. Capital expenditure for undertakings to the Secretary of State for improvement works to meet the regulations totals £1.6 billion for works up to 2000 and beyond. Corresponding current cost implications are not separately identifiable.