§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure by each regional council on(a) water and (b) sewerage service provision in each of the last five years.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 9 November 1992]: Revenue expenditure on water and sewerage services by each regional and islands council is given in the tables.
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Authority 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 11991–92 Western Isles 697 829 889 1,391 995 Scotland 138,717 149,407 161,656 184,701 213,679 1 Estimated.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed in the(a) water and (b) sewerage services in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 9 November 1992]: The numbers employed in water and sewerage services in Scotland since 1979 are set out in the table.
Numbers of employees in Scottish Water and Sewerage Services Water Sewerage 1979–801 3,592 2,674 1980–811 3,689 2,741 1981–821 3,631 2,634 1982–831 3,484 2,577 1983–84 3,604 2,524 1984–85 3,564 2,516 1985–86 3,546 2,506 1986–87 3,515 2,649 1987–88 3,577 2,660 1988–89 3,491 2,659 1989–90 3,486 2,632 1990–91 3,579 2,643 1 Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles not included. Source: The Water Industry—Services and Costs published annually by CIPFA and latterly by CRI.