HC Deb 12 February 1993 vol 218 cc828-9W
Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the indebtedness of Essex county council, Colchester borough council and Maldon district council in each year since 1980.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information is given in the table:

Total external debt (temporary and longer-term)
Year end Essex £000 Colchester £000 Maldon £000
1979–80 85,000 44,000 13,000
1980–81 48,000 46,000 13,000
1981–82 44,000 44,000 12,000
1982–83 51,000 41,000 10,000
1983–84 41,000 42,000 n/a
1984–85 70,000 49,000 10,000
1985–86 62,000 44,000 9,000
1986–87 86,420 39,365 6,791
1987–88 103,465 34,655 4,703
1988–89 113,466 36,512 2,707
1989–90 128,411 46,246 5,393
1990–91 131,130 47,890 8,269
1991–92 172,424 50,444 8,624

Notes:

Figures for 1985–86 and earlier have been rounded to the nearest £100,000

Source: 1979–81 CIPFA Return of Outstanding Debt.

1981–90 CIPFA Capital Expenditure and Debt Financing Statistics

1990–92 Local authority returns and PWLB.