HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1542-3W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the figures per each house valuation banding in each Scottish local authority for(a) the costs of sewerage services per household in the years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 and (b) what each household pays for sewerage services in money terms and as a percentage of its council tax bills in the years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96. [33310]

Mr. Kynoch

[holding answer 11 July 19951: Costs of sewerage services for households of two or more adults in each valuation band by authority for the years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 are given in the tables.

Domestic sewerage services are funded from the council tax and, with other services, receive support via the revenue support grant element of aggregate external finance. Actual payments per household for individual services are not separately identified.

Table B: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1994–95–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands A B C D E F G H
Strathclyde 33.69 39.31 44.92 50.54 61.77 73.00 84.23 101.08
Tayside 39.59 46.18 52.78 59.38 72.58 85.77 98.97 118.76
Orkney 32.29 37.67 43.05 48.43 59.19 69.95 80.72 96.86
Shetland 46.92 54.74 62.56 70.38 86.02 101.66 117.3 140.76
Western Isles 74.67 87.11 99.56 112.00 136.89 161.78 186.67 224.00

Table C: Expenditure on sewerage per council tax band 1995–96–2 or more adults
£
Valuation bands A B C D E F G H
Authority
Borders 51.72 60.34 68.96 77.58 94.82 112.06 129.30 155.16
Central 41.11 47.97 54.82 61.67 75.37 89.08 102.78 123.34
Dumfries and Galloway 48.05 56.06 64.07 72.08 88.10 104.12 120.13 144.16
Fife 38.93 45.42 51.91 58.40 71.38 84.36 97.33 116.80
Grampian 33.50 39.08 44.67 50.25 61.42 72.58 83.75 100.50
Highland 44.85 52.32 59.80 67.27 82.22 97.17 112.12 134.54
Lothian 35.15 41.00 46.86 52.72 64.44 76.15 87.87 105.44
Strathclyde 36.09 42.11 48.12 54.14 66.17 78.20 90.23 108.28
Tayside 40.15 46.85 53.54 60.23 73.61 87.00 100.38 120.46
Orkney 41.52 48.44 55.36 62.28 76.12 89.96 103.80 124.56
Shetland 46.41 54.15 61.88 69.62 85.09 100.56 116.03 139.24
Western Isles 72.09 84.10 96.12 108.13 132.16 156.19 180.22 216.26