HC Deb 18 November 1992 vol 214 cc255-69W
19. Mr. Michael J. Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to consult the general public with regard to water privatisation; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lang

I refer the hon. Member to the statement on the future of the water and sewerage services in Scotland I made yesterday.

30. Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his reasons for considering water privatisation in Scotland.

Mr. Lang

I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made yesterday.

(a) Capital expenditure on water supply
£ thousand
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 1,147 1,285 879 966 1,618 2,089
1991–92 prices 1,653 1,792 1,163 1,192 1,873 2,235
CENTRAL
Cash prices 2,335 2,531 1,902 2,347 3,307 2,377
1991–92 prices 3,364 3,531 2,516 2,896 3,828 2,543
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 1,477 2,167 1,896 1,662 3,426 3,612
1991–92 prices 2,128 3,023 2,508 2,051 3,966 3,865
FIFE
Cash prices 3,067 2,803 3,286 3,417 3,266 3,449
1991–92 prices 4,419 3,910 4,347 4,216 3,781 3,690
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 6,754 6,651 6,643 8,974 8,393 11,528
1991–92 prices 9,731 9,278 8,789 11,072 12,335
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 1,896 1,515 2,657 3,364 2,880 3,633
1991–92 prices 2,732 2,113 3,515 4,151 3,334 3,887
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 5,246 6,079 7,205 7,722 7,269 6,656
1991–92 prices 7,558 8,480 9,532 9,528 8,415 7,122

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent estimate of the total level of capital investment required to meet the EC municipal waste water treatment directive by each water authority.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]The estimated cost of capital investment required to meet the EC urban waste water treatment directive in each regional and islands council area is given in the table:

Authority Estimated expenditure1 (£ thousand)
Borders 31,410
Central 13,299
Dumfries and Galloway 52,140
FIFE 102,872
Grampian 219,330
Highland 81,053
Lothian 153,748
Strathclyde 421,704
Tayside 211,566
Orkney 17,550
Shetland 7,771
Western Isles 12,000
Scotland Total 1,324,443
1 Figures based on authorities' estimates, August 1992.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of capital expenditure on(a) water supply, (b) sewerage and sewerage treatment and (c) total water and sewerage at (i) current prices and (ii) constant 1991–92 prices—using the GDP deflator—for each year since 1980–81 by each water authority and in total for Scotland.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]Capital expenditure for water and sewerage services by regional councils for the period 1980–81 to 1991–92 is given in the tables. Separate water and sewerage figures by authority prior to 1985–86 are not available.

1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 12,220 13,534 15,781 17,311 21,147 23,371
1991–92 prices 17,606 18,879 20,878 21,359 24,480 25,007
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 3,817 4,544 2,462 3,949 6,627 4,520
1991–92 prices 5,499 6,339 3,257 4,872 7,672 4,836
ORKNEY
Cash prices 391 842 675 1,042 804 1,118
1991–92 prices 563 1,175 893 1,286 931 1,196
SHETLAND
Cash prices 338 285 125 540 596 228
1991–92 prices 487 398 165 666 690 244
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 267 178 330 760 297 576
1991–92 prices 385 248 437 938 344 616
SCOTLAND ToTAL1
Cash prices 40,230 43,920 45,951 54,072 61,991 66,037
1991–92 prices 57,963 61,265 60,793 66,716 71,763 70,660
1 Totals include expenditure by Central Scotland Water Development Board.

(b) Capital expenditure on sewerage
£ thousand
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–897 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 1,033 826 1,206 1,453 1,073 1,899
1991–92 prices 1,488 1,152 1,596 1,793 1,242 2,032
CENTRAL
Cash prices 2,565 2,838 2,918 2,886 2,254 5,968
1991–92 prices 3,696 3,959 3,861 3,561 2,609 6,386
DUMFRLES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 1,542 1,338 1,419 1,995 2,063 2,821
1991–92 prices 2,222 1,866 1,877 2,462 2,388 3,018
FIFE
Cash prices 2,776 3,568 3,823 4,905 5,488 6,724
1991–92 prices 4,000 4,977 5,058 6,052 6,353 7,195
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 9,815 10,503 9,095 7,772 5,484 8,429
1991–92 prices 14,141 14,651 12,033 9,589 6,348 9,019
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 2,181 3,346 2,744 3,612 4,424 5,578
1991–92 prices 3,142 4,667 3,630 4,457 5,121 5,968
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 7,466 7,474 5,727 6,652 10,112 11,110
1991–92 prices 10,757 10,426 7,577 8,208 11,706 11,888
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 19,955 21,455 19,639 20,563 27,094 27,060
1991–92 prices 28,751 29,928 25,982 25,371 31,365 28,954
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 5,094 6,003 4,224 5,764 5,485 7,257
1991–92 prices 7,339 8,374 5,588 7,112 6,350 7,765
ORKNEY
Cash prices 75 49 371 213 329 354
1991–92 prices 108 68 491 263 381 379
SHETLAND
Cash prices 331 486 571 130 471 203
1991–92 prices 477 678 755 160 545 217
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 481 1,021 878 583 1,140 1,096
1991–92 prices 693 1,424 1,162 719 1,320 1,173

1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–897 1989–90 1990–91
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 53,314 58,907 52,615 56,528 65,417 78,499
1991–92 prices 76,814 82,170 69,609 69,747 75,729 83,994

(c) Capital expenditure on water and sewerage
£ thousand
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 1,491 1,588 1,809 1,903 2,058 2,180 2,111 2,085 2,418 2,691 3,988
1991-92 prices 2,925 2,841 3,022 3,038 3,129 3,141 2,945 2,758 2,983 3,115 4,267
CENTRAL
Cash prices 3,479 4,612 4,666 5,444 4,887 4,900 5,369 4,820 5,233 5,561 8,345
1991–92 prices 6,826 8,252 7,794 8,691 7,430 7,060 7,489 6,377 6,457 6,438 8,929
DUMFRINS AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 1,900 2,220 2,212 2,610 2,526 3,019 3,505 3,315 3,657 5,489 6,433
1991–92 prices 3,728 3,972 3,695 4,166 3,840 4,350 4,889 4,386 4,512 6,354 6,883
FIFE
Cash prices 5,354 6,585 6,691 5,976 5,588 5,843 6,371 7,109 8,322 8,754 10,173
1991–92 prices 10,505 11,783 11,176 9,540 8,495 8,419 8,887 9,405 10,268 10,134 10,885
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 10,809 14,812 12,802 15,996 18,216 16,569 17,154 15,738 16,746 13,877 19,957
1991–92 prices 21,208 26,504 21,384 25,535 27,694 23,872 23,928 20,821 20,662 16,064 21,354
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 4,061 4,919 5,229 6,213 5,491 4,077 4,861 5,401 6,976 7,304 9,211
1991–92 prices 7,968 8,802 8,734 9,918 8,348 5,874 6,781 7,146 8,607 8,455 9,856
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 17,489 13,661 12,104 13,132 12,676 12,712 13,553 12,932 14,374 17,381 17,766
1991–92 prices 34,315 24,444 20,218 20,963 19,271 18,315 18,905 17,109 17,735 20,121 19,010
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 32,976 34,274 27,238 33,620 30,350 32,175 34,989 35,B0 37,874 48,241 50,431
1991–92 prices 64,702 61,327 45,497 53,669 46,141 46,357 48,807 46,861 46,731 55,845 53,961
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 7,078 6,924 7,317 8,104 10,841 8,911 10,547 6,686 9,713 12,111 11,777
1991–92 prices 13,888 12,389 12,222 12,937 16,482 12,839 14,712 8,846 11,984 14,021 12,601
ORKNEY
Cash prices 503 458 969 1,041 1,050 466 891 1,046 1,255 1,133 1,472
1991–92 prices 987 820 1,619 1,662 1,596 671 1,243 1,384 1,548 1,312 1,575
SHETLAND
Cash prices 1,523 640 710 421 822 669 771 696 670 1,067 431
1991–92 prices 2,988 1,145 1,186 672 1,250 964 1,075 921 827 1,235 461
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 683 1,165 707 893 823 748 1,199 1,208 1,343 1,437 1,672
1991–92 prices 1,340 2,085 1,181 1,426 1,251 1,078 1,673 1,598 1,657 1,664 1,789
SCOTLAND1
Cash prices 87,804 92,104 83,511 95,353 96,242 93,544 102,827 98,566 110,599 127,408 144,536
1991–92 prices 172,278 164,804 139,491 152,217 146,316 134,777 143,435 130,402 136,462 147,492 154,654
1 Totals include expenditure by CENTRAL SCOTLAND Water Development Board.

1Totals include expenditure by CENTRAL SCOTLAND water Development Board.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for SCOTLAND what was the level of(a) capital debt outstanding and (b) total loan charges for (i) water supply, (ii) sewerage and sewerage treatment and (iii) water and sewerage in each year since 1988 in each water authority in Scotland, and in total for Scotland.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]Details of capital debt and loan charges for water and sewerage services by regional council and for SCOTLAND from 1988–89 to 1990–91, the lastest figures available, are given in the tables.

(a) Level of Debt and Loan Charges for Water
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Level of debt (£ million) 9.14 10.10 11.54
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,379 1,569 1,804

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
CENTRAL
Level of debt (£ million) 21.60 23.30 24.31
Loan charges (£ thousand) 3,064 3,290 3,743
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Level of debt (£ million) 12.73 15.50 17.50
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,766 1,933 2,386
FIFE
Level of debt (£ million) 32.02 33.50 35.29
Loan charges (£ thousand) 4,278 4,683 5.011
GRAMPIAN
Level of debt (£ million) 63.00 67.80 75.31
Loan charges (£ thousand) 8,502 9,099 9,860
HIGHLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 16.94 17.60 18.36
Loan charges (£ thousand) 2,579 2,811 3,027
LOTHIAN
Level of debt (£ million) 88.81 93.60 124.81
Loan charges (£ thousand) 9,872 10,446 12,094
STRATHCLYDE
Level of debt (£ million) 129.49 142.90 149.73
Loan charges (£ thousand) 18,735 20,352 22,959
TAYSIDE
Level of debt (£ million) 27.78 32.80 34.16
Loan charges (£ thousand) 4,040 5,128 5,827
ORKNEY
Level of debt (£ million) 3.23 0.00 0.70
Loan charges (£ thousand) 368 91 0
SHETLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 0.23 0.20 0.00
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,075 101 95
WESTERN ISLES
Level of debt (£ million) 3.05 3.20 3.74
Loan charges (£ thousand) 616 782 339
SCOTLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 408.03 440.50 495.45
Loan charges (£ thousand) 56,274 60,285 67,145

(b) Level of Debt and Loan Charges for Sewerage
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Level of debt (£ million) 9.89 10.56 11.47
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,377 1,626 1,931
CENTRAL
Level of debt (£ million) 28.86 29.55 34.03
Loan charges (£ thousand) 4,185 4,434 4,820
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Level of debt (£ million) 13.78 15.22 18.39
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,850 2,034 2,295
FIFE
Level of debt (£ million) 29.15 32.90 37.45
Loan charges (£ thousand) 3,885 4,495 5,565
GRAMPIAN
Level of debt (£ million) 81.58 82.10 84.00
Loan charges (£ thousand) 11,308 11,412 11,478
HIGHLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 25.10 27.52 30.10
Loan charges (£ thousand) 3,584 3,968 4,446
Lothian

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Level of debt (£ million) 95.03 102.69 110.20
Loan charges (£ thousand) 10,936 12,474 13,712
STRATHCLYDE
Level of debt (£ million) 228.27 243.73 241.88
Loan charges (£ thousand) 32,007 33,359 36,092
TAYSIDE
Level of debt (£ million) 44.75 48.13 56.72
Loan charges (£ thousand) 6,154 6,950 7,676
ORKNEY
Level of debt (£ million) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Loan charges (£ thousand) 213 309 0
SHETLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Loan charges (£ thousand) 2,661 0 0
WESTERN ISLES
Level of debt (£ million) 4.81 3.50 5.33
Loan charges (£ thousand) 632 750 1,050
SCOTLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 561.22 595.92 627.56
Loan charges (£ thousand) 78,792 81,811 89,065

(c) Level of debt and loan charges for water and sewerage
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Level of debt (£ million) 19.03 20.66 23.01
Loan charges (£ thousand) 2,756 3,195 3,735
CENTRAL
Level of debt (£ million) 50.46 52.85 58.34
Loan charges (£ thousand) 7,249 7,724 8,563
DUMFRIES ANDN GALLOWAY
Level of debt (£ million) 26.51 30.72 33.89
Loan charges (£ thousand) 3,616 3,967 4,681
FIFE
Level of debt (£ million) 61.17 66.40 72.74
Loan charges (£ thousand) 8,163 9,178 10,576
GRAMPIAN
144.58 149.90 159.31
Loan charges (£ thousand) 19,810 20,511 21,338
HIGHLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 42.04 45.12 48.46
Loan charges (£ thousand) 6,163 6,779 7,473
LOTHIAN
Level of debt (£ million) 183.4 196.29 235.01
Loan charges (£ thousand) 20,808 22,920 25,806
STRATHCLYDE
Level of debt (£ million) 357.77 386.63 391.63
Loan charges (£ thousand) 50,742 53,711 59,051
TAYSIDE
Level of debt (£ million) 72.53 80.93 90.88
Loan charges (£ thousand) 10,194 12,078 13,503
ORKNEY
Level of debt (£ million) 3.23 0.00 0.70
Loan charges (£ thousand) 581 400 0
SHETLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 0.23 0.20 0.00
Loan charges (£ thousand) 3,736 101 95
WESTERN ISLES
Level of debt (£ million) 7.86 6.70 9.07

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Loan charges (£ thousand) 1,248 1,532 1,389
SCOTLAND
Level of debt (£ million) 969.25 1,036.42 1,123.01
Loan charges (£ thousand) 135,066 142,096 156,210

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate his Department has made of the value of fixed assets and property held by each water authority.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]Details of water authorities' fixed assets and property are not held Centrally and no estimate of their value is available.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unmeasured(a) water charge, (b) notional sewerage element and (c) total household water charges for each year since 1989–90 in the area covered by each water authority.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]Water and sewerage is not charged on a household basis. Costs are met from the community water charges and, for domestic sewerage, through the community charge arrangements. Estimates of average expenditure on water and sewerage per household in each regional and islands council area are given in the tables.

(a) Average Expenditure on Water per Household
£
Authority 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Borders 56.82 49.16 52.32 70.71
Central 27.56 26.73 27.28 36.42
Dumfries 49.92 60.27 56.64 63.87
Fife 31.71 25.88 36.30 43.51
Grampian 52.10 54.57 67.11 69.75
Highland 31.12 40.47 54.29 59.86
Lothian 32.83 33.92 45.66 52.94
Strathclyde 34.49 37.22 51.29 58.03
Tayside 35.69 34.57 42.64 45.82
Orkney 37.13 44.56 75.18 81.99
Shetland 11.40 67.06 72.49 76.11
Western Isles 61.18 78.14 86.19 97.79
Scotland 36.23 38.49 49.65 56.26

(b) Average Expenditure on Sewerage per Household
£
Authority 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Borders 49.25 55.34 60.33 66.42
Central 41.20 40.95 48.05 48.76
Dumfries 38.45 47.59 54.34 60.42
Fife 31.39 30.09 35.72 39.28
Grampian 41.11 40.63 49.65 47.50
Highland 36.25 38.96 42.25 47.58
Lothian 37.65 38.02 46.37 46.61
Strathclyde 35.45 37.05 40.31 43.50
Tayside 34.78 34.30 46.03 48.32
Orkney 20.74 27.45 29.25 31.29
Shetland 28.57 26.95 38.36 43.66
Western Isles 42.33 56.62 60.93 69.64
Scotland 36.69 37.78 43.65 45.99
(c) Average expenditure on water and sewerage combined per household
£
Authority 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Borders 106.07 104.50 112.66 137.13
Central 68.76 67.68 75.33 85.18
Dumfries 88.37 107.86 110.98 124.28
Fife 63.10 55.97 72.02 82.79
Grampian 93.21 95.20 116.76 117.25
Highland 67.37 79.43 96.53 107.44
Lothian 70.49 71.94 92.03 99.55
Strathclyde 69.94 74.27 91.60 101.54
Tayside 70.47 68.87 88.67 94.14
Orkney 57.87 72.00 104.43 113.28
Shetland 39.97 94.01 110.85 119.77
Western Isles 103.51 134.76 147.13 167.43
Scotland 72.92 76.26 93.30 102.25

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of operating costs for(a) water supply, (b) sewerage and sewerage treatment and (c) total water supply and sewerage treatment at (i) current prices and (ii) constant 1991–92 prices-using the GDP deflator-for each year since 1988–89 in each water authority and in total for Scotland.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]From local authority financial returns, the figures for gross expenditure less loan charges are given in the tables for water and for sewerage for each authority, at cash and constant 1991–92 prices. Figures for 1991–92 are not yet available.

(a) Operating costs for water
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 2,227 4,069 3,579
199–92 prices 2,748 4,708 3,830
CENTRAL
Cash prices 8,485 9,013 9,881
1991–92 prices 10,470 10,428 10,573
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 3,599 3,971 4,885
1991–92 prices 4,441 4,594 5,227
FIFE
Cash prices 5,584 6,038 11,415
1991–92 prices 6,891 6,986 12,214
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 9,982 10,918 13,270
1991–92 prices 12,318 12,632 14,199
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 4,620 5,079 6,311
1991–92 prices 5,701 5,876 6,753
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 12,502 13,813 15,468
1991–92 prices 15,427 15,982 16,551
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 49,315 54,701 53,638
1991–92 prices 60,855 63,289 57,393
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 9,313 9,997 11,650
1991–92 prices 11,492 11,567 12,466

1988–89 198–90 1990–91
ORKNEY
Cash prices 1,044 1,086 1,342
1991–92 prices 1,288 1,257 1,436
SHETLAND
Cash prices 965 1,460 1,330
1991–92 prices 1,191 1,689 1,423
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 720 720 1,227
1991–92 prices 888 833 1,313
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 108,356 120,865 133,996
1991–92 prices 133,711 139,841 143,376

1992–92 prices established using the Domestic Product Deflator.

(b) Operating costs for sewerage
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 1,902 2,178 3,942
1991–92 prices 2,347 2,520 4,218
CENTRAL
Cash prices 4,974 5,752 6,632
1991–92 prices 6,138 6,655 7,096
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 2,279 2,710 3,186
1991–92 prices 2,812 3,135 3,409
FIFE
Cash prices 3,800 3,685 6,579
1991–92 prices 4,689 4,264 7,040
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 6,789 7,051 8,329
1991–92 prices 8,378 8,158 8,912
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 2,456 2,633 3,680
1991–92 prices 3,031 3,046 3,938
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 10,502 14,683 13,914
1991–92 prices 12,959 16,988 14,888
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 33,860 38,417 42,233
1991–92 prices 41,783 44,448 45,189
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 4,086 4,555 5,875
1991–92 prices 5,042 5,270 6,286
ORKNEY
Cash prices 86 130 525
1991–92 prices 106 150 562
SHETLAND
Cash prices 115 545 401
1991–92 prices 142 631 429
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 106 139 341
1991–92 prices 131 161 365
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 70,955 82,478 95,637
1991–92 prices 87,558 95,427 102,332

1991–92 prices established using the Gross Domestic Product Deflator.

(c) Operating costs for water and sewerage services combined
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 4,129 6,247 7,521
1991–92 prices 5,095 7,228 8,047
CENTRAL
Cash prices 13,459 14,765 16,513
1991–92 prices 16,608 17,083 17,669
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 5,878 6,681 8,071
1991–92 prices 7,253 7,730 8,636
FIFE
Cash prices 9,384 9,723 17,997
1991–92 prices 11,580 11,250 19,254
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 16,771 17,969 21,599
1991–92 prices 20,695 20,790 23,111
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 7,076 7,712 9,991
1991–92 prices 8,732 8,923 10,690
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 23,004 28,496 29,382
1991–92 prices 28,387 32,970 31,439
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 83,175 93,118 95,871
1991–92 prices 102,638 107,738 102,582
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 13,399 14,552 17,525
1991–92 prices 16,534 16,837 18,752
ORKNEY
Cash prices 1,130 1,216 1,867
1991–92 prices 1,394 1,407 1,998
SHETLAND
Cash prices 1,080 2,005 1,731
1991–92 prices 1,333 2,320 1,852
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 826 859 1,568
1991–92 prices 1,019 994 1,678
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 179,311 203,343 229,633
1991–92 prices 221,270 235,268 245,707

1991–92 prices established using the Gross Domestic Product Deflator.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of gross revenue expenditure on(a)water supply, (b) sewerage and sewage treatment and (c) total water and sewerage at (i) current prices and (ii) constant 1991–92 prices—using the GDP deflator—for each year since 1988–89 by each water authority and in total for Scotland.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 November 1992]Gross revenue expenditure on water and sewerage services by regional and islands councils and for Scotland from 1988–89 is given in the tables at cash prices and constant 1991–92 prices, for(a) water, (b) sewerage and (c) water and sewerage services combined. Figures for 1991–92 are not yet available.

(a) Gross revenue expenditure on water
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 3,606 5,638 5,383
1991–92 prices 4,449 6,527 5,760
CENTRAL
Cash prices 11,549 12,303 13,624
1991–92 prices 14,250 14,242 14,578
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 5,365 5,904 7,271
1991–92 prices 6,620 6,835 7,780
FIFE
Cash prices 9,862 10,721 16,426
1991–92 prices 12,168 12,411 17,576
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 18,484 20,017 23,130
1991–92 prices 22,806 23,172 24,749
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 7,199 7,890 9,338
1991–92 prices 8,882 9,134 9,992
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 22,374 24,259 27,562
1991–92 prices 27,606 28,083 29,491
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 68,050 75,053 76,597
1991–92 prices 83,963 86,884 81,959
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 13,353 15,125 17,477
1991–92 prices 16,475 17,509 18,700
ORKNEY
Cash prices 1,412 1,177 1,342
1991–92 prices 1,742 1,363 1,436
SHETLAND
Cash prices 2,040 1,561 1,425
1991–92 prices 2,517 1,807 1,525
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 1,336 1,502 1,566
1991–92 prices 1,648 1,739 1,676
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 164,630 181,150 201,141
1991–92 prices 203,127 209,705 215,221

1991–92 prices established using Gross Domestic Product Deflator.

(b) Gross revenue expenditure on sewerage
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 3,279 3,804 5,873
1991–92 prices 4,046 4,404 6,284
CENTRAL
Cash prices 9,519 10,186 11,452
1991–92 prices 11,301 11,792 12,254
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 4,129 4,744 5,481
1991–92 prices 5,095 5,492 5,865
FIFE
Cash prices 7,246 8,180 12,144
1991–92 prices 8,940 9,469 12,994

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 18,097 18,463 19,807
1991–92 prices 22,329 21,373 21,193
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 6,040 6,601 8,126
1991–92 prices 7,452 7,642 8,695
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 21,438 24,524 27,626
1991–92 prices 26,451 28,390 29,560
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 65,867 71,776 78,325
1991–92 prices 81,2269 83,090 83,808
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 10,240 11,505 13,551
1991–92 prices 12,635 13,319 14,500
ORKNEY
Cash prices 307 439 525
1991–92 prices 379 508 562
SHETLAND
Cash prices 2,776 545 400
1991–92 prices 3,425 631 428
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 829 889 1,391
1991–92 prices 1,023 1,029 1,488
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 149,407 161,656 184,701
1991–92 prices 184,345 187,138 197,630

1991–92 prices established using the Gross Domestic Product Deflator.

(c) Gross revenue expenditure on water and sewerage services combined
£ thousand
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
BORDERS
Cash prices 6,885 9,442 11,256
1991–92 prices 8,495 10,930 12,044
CENTRAL
Cash prices 20,708 22,489 25,076
1991–92 prices 25,550 26,034 26,831
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Cash prices 9,494 10,648 12,752
1991–92 prices 11,714 12,326 13,645
FIFE
Cash prices 17,108 18,901 28,570
1991–92 prices 21,109 21,880 30,570
GRAMPIAN
Cash prices 36,581 38,480 42,937
1991–92 prices 45,135 44,546 45,943
HIGHLAND
Cash prices 13,239 14,491 17,464
1991–92 prices 16,335 16,775 18,686
LOTHIAN
Cash prices 43,812 48,783 55,188
1991–92 prices 54,057 56,473 59,051
STRATHCLYDE
Cash prices 133,917 146,829 154,922
1991–92 prices 165,232 169,974 165,767
TAYSIDE
Cash prices 23,593 26,630 31,028

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
1991–92 prices 29,110 30,828 33,200
ORKNEY
Cash prices 1,719 1,616 1,867
199–92 prices 2,121 1,871 1,998
SHETLAND
Cash prices 4,816 2,106 1,825
199–92 prices 5,942 2,438 1,953
WESTERN ISLES
Cash prices 2,165 2,391 2,957
199–92 prices 2,671 2,768 3,164
SCOTLAND
Cash prices 314,037 342,806 385,842
1991–92 prices 387,472 396,843 412,851

1991–92 prices established using the Domestic Product Deflator.