§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo 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.
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§ Mr. Robin SquireThe 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.