HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 cc154-65W
Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list, by authority and service area, as defined by the Local Government Act 1988, surpluses achieved by local authority direct labour—service organisations in Scotland for the financial years 1992–1993 and 1993–1994; [26768]

(2) if he will list, by authority, the surplus achieved on trading accounts for the financial years 1992–1993 and

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local Authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning 1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management
Aberdeen DC 8,822 17,446 591,314 86,550 443,877
Angus DC 127,622 17,266 81,572 194,384 18,111 16,139
Annandale and Eskdale DC 93,432 20,734 120,687 29,294
Argyll and Bute DC 2,000 25,000 95,331 11,318 3,000
Badenoch and Strathspey DC 23,746 28,981
Banff and Buchan DC 22,965 2,876 113,165 12,647
Bearsden and Milngavie DC 52,378 98,020 5,749
Berwickshire DC 49,950 44,906 6,122
Borders RC -172,000 -51,000 78,000
Caithness DC 52,580 13,729
Central RC 556,453 163,181 6,292 51,680
Clackmannan DC 40,000 96,000 16,000
Clydebank DC 132,473 42,045
Clydesdale DC 74,391 20,041 96,830 58,788
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC 33,969 5,198 15,154 7,787
Cumnock and Doon Valley DC 40,420 18,755 16,753 2,973
Cunninghame DC 26,092 19,254 18,829 106,047 3,780 71,252
Dumbarton DC 27,165 -135,002 50,749 -175 96,553 100,322
Dumfries and Galloway RC 406,000 157,000 20,000 59,000
Dundee DC 317,932 2,924 143,412 250,551 72,000
Dunfermline DC 21,000 98,428 7,926 0
East Kilbride DC 56,939 50,313 51,648 12,627 401,280
East Lothian DC 97,577 10,158 60,093 134,658
Eastwood DC 23,272 1,142 24,720 24,881 27,187
Edinburgh DC 79,111 63,097 86,771 -34,966 199,140 100,524 35,170
Ettrick and Lauderdale DC 67,822 54,235 66,748
Falkirk DC 77,000 4,000 134,000 305,000 6,000 65,000
Fife RC 522,000 205,000 2,000 19,000
Glasgow DC 914,896 90,994 265,576 148,629 1,116,950 129,212 195,021
Gordon DC 10,000 102,000 57,000
Grampian RC -10,000 204,000 5,000 108,000 187,000
Hamilton DC 231,782 135,682 246,906
Highland RC 295,722 465,010 391,917
Inverclyde DC 186,367 131,010 3,504 66,154 77,138
Inverness DC 122,433 81,067 66,633 39,393 77,582
Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC 125,000 2,000 63,000 6,000 58,000 32,000 11,000
Kincardine and Deeside DC 9,529 73,537 21,893
Kirkcaldy DC 96,192 15,048 59,105 229,085 142,143 156,093
Kyle and Carrick DC 30,408 38,993 12,963 159,246
Lochaber DC 6,533 12,394
Lothian RC 166,945 47,344 12,125 69,701 290,516
Midlothian DC 78,000 -2,000 154,000 6,000 28,000
Monklands DC 67,717 23,028 135,366 157,920 27,410
Moray DC 22,025 54,647 61,418 31,030
Motherwell DC 6,937 516,884 21,208 134,065 55,824 219,195
Nairn DC -2,567
Nithsdale DC 700 200 2,550 64,899
North East Fife DC 45,000 203,000 93,000 54,000
Orkney IC 22,000 60,000 8,000 14,000 9,000
Perth and Kinross DC 21,106 26,349 105,626 53,207 147,714
Renfrew DC 325,000 8,000 80,000 401,000 42,000
Ross and Cromarty DC 34,000 -42,000 28,726
Roxburgh DC 11,980 3,831 76,574 4,545 30,180
Shetland IC 10,000 8,000 30,000 78,000 77,000 34,000
Skye and Lochalsh DC 3,771 4,705 17,145 5,830 -12,007
Stewartry DC 31,598 63,443
Stirling DC 71,200 1,300 9,600 84,800 8,900 4,700
Strathclyde RC 237,407 237,808 11,243 41,818 84,377

1993–1994 for (a) refuse collection, (b) street cleaning, (c) building cleaning, (d) school and welfare catering, (e) other catering, vehicle maintenance, (g) grounds maintenance and (h) sports and leisure maintenance delivered by local authorities' direct labour-services organisations in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government Act 1988. [26767]

Mr. Lang

The following tables show the surpluses, and deficits, returned by authorities for 1992–1993 and 1993–94:

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local Authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management
Strathkelvin DC 202,000 91,000 22,000
Sutherland DC 16,223 43,554 7,238
Tayside RC 6,000 363,000 102,000
Tweeddale DC 14,000 10,000 17,000
Western Isles IC 3,000 16,000 73,000 44,000 -43,000 19,000
West Lothian DC 99,547 205,916 4,135 122,874
Wigtown DC 23,908 141,701 156,222
Cumbernauld NT 77,000
East Kilbride NT
Glenrothes NT 133,000
Irvine NT 43,038
Livingston NT 38,000
1The accounts for refuse collection an other cleaning may have been combined by some authorities.

1. The absence of an entry, therefore, does not necessarily indicate that the DSO has not carried out the activity in question.

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local Authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management
Aberdeen DC 35,938 2,747 41,002 968,329 50,353 678,929
Angus DC 227,756 32,732 81,518 173,254 15,769 112,629
Annandale and Eskdale DC 104,174 16,279 31,190 25,170
Argyll and Bute DC 20,000 20,000 17,000 8,000 15,000
Badenoch and Strathspey DC 11,665 6,142 18,990
Banff and Buchan DC 30,748 1,706 164,143 26,640
Bearsden and Milngavie DC 232,081 91,133 900
Berwickshire DC 41,532 36,044 1,424
Borders RC -91,000 91,000
Caithness DC
Central RC 659,419 29,375 9,010 87,336
Clackmannan DC 20,000 0 37,000 13,000
Clydebank DC 61,130 34,463 175,472 4,827
Clydesdale DC 87,365 92,000 11,854 19,221
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC -46,240 4,094 4,855 23,832
Cumnock and Doon Valley DC 54,578 25,472 3,362 4,857
Cunninghame DC 27,683 16,309 19,676 42,206 15,565 54,793
Dumbarton DC -61,590 -96,333 18,579 132,985 168,874
Dumfries and Galloway RC 36,000 194,000 40,000 92,000
Dundee DC 218,797 23,674 29,912 172,402 72,000
Dunfermline DC 99,592 16,000 23,428 9,687 0
East Kilbride DC 113,453 106,160 85,836 28,263 360,149
East Lothian DC 67,358 2,120 116,018 50,945
Eastwood DC 40,708 7,864 39,382 8,954
Edinburgh DC 118,904 80,676 139,245 -8,474 174,214 155,095 0
Ettrick and Lauderdale DC 73,985 87,549 44,243
Falkirk DC 81,000 5,000 147,000 301,000 13,000 95,000
Fife RC 128,000 162,000 1,000 76,000
Glasgow DC 685,835 191,972 218,187 64,354 1,155,537 94,588 262,309
Gordon DC 11,000 127,000 79,000
Grampian RC -155,000 290,000 12,000 184,000 440,000
Hamilton DC 67,337 175,132 18,459 287,894
Highland RC 251,003 218,028
Inverclyde DC 170,413 106,002 35,587 300,068 95,784
Inverness DC 214,720 106,245 73,205 3,829 24,633
Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC 53,000 2,000 52,000 5,000 46,000 15,000 1,000
Kincardine and Deeside DC 9,529 73,537 21,893
Kirkcaldy DC 144,537 4,405 118,477 304,100 127,056 188,408
Kyle and Carrick DC 70,905 3,897 29,699 7,523 122,624
Lochaber DC 12,756 31,105 7,832
Lothian RC 38,975 75,051 10,580 88,915 -259,690
Midlothian DC 81,000 0 117,000 46,000 177,000
Monklands DC 12,850 12,070 62,472 21,373 93,091 70,836
Moray DC 19,262 7,380 87,987 35,834 73,800
Motherwell DC 7,633 355,485 5,689 36,624 43,558
Nairn DC 17,140 11,014 2,393
Nithsdale DC 500 200 1,757 24,221
North East Fife DC 20,000 136,000 47,000 40,000
Orkney IC -17,000 56,000 36,000 17,000 41,000
Perth and Kinross DC 26,343 11,094 48,741 44,134 227,964
Renfrew DC 264,000 18,000 68,000 2,000 313,000 72,000 108,000

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local Authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management
Ross and Cromarty DC 2,000 7,000 16,731
Roxburgh DC 13,244 18,761 79,528 2,253 22,831
Shetland IC 453,000 54,000 14,000 82,000 92,000 67,000
Skye and Lochalsh DC 497 1,599 9,252
Stewartry DC 58,901 44,053
Stirling DC 105,600 18,100 46,500 50,600 3,000 35,300
Strathclyde RC 500,331 100,043 11,671 57,830 42,959
Strathkelvin DC 142,000 144,000 27,500
Sutherland DC 20,513 38,278 525
Tayside RC 58,000 408,000 45,000
Tweeddale DC
Western Isles IC 67,000 23,000 62,000 24,000 4,000 6,000
West Lothian DC 178,996 167,428 12,976 117,160
Wigtown DC 23,602 92,963 59,405
Cumbernauld NT 190,000
East Kilbride NT
Glenrothes NT 119,000
Irvine NT 35,576
Livingston NT 14,000
1The accounts for refuse collection an other cleaning may have been combined by some authorities.

1. The absence of an entry, therefore, does not necessarily indicate that the DSO has not carried out the activity in question.

Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list, by authority and service area, as defined by the Local Government (Planning and Land) Act 1980, surpluses achieved by local authority direct labour-services organisations in Scotland for the financial years 1992–93 and 1993–94; [26766]

(2) if he will list, by authority, the surplus achieved on trading accounts for the financial years 1992–93 and 1993–94 for (a) general highways work, (b) construction

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local authority New construction under £50,000 New construction over £50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work
Aberdeen DC 276,110
Angus DC
Annandale and Eskdale DC
Argyll and Bute DC 57,391
Badenoch and Strathspey DC
Banff and Buchan DC 1,761
Bearsden and Milngavie DC 28,915
Berwickshire DC
Borders RC 169,000
Caithness DC 37,606
Central RC 1,378 3,667 49,703 224,586 24,535
Clackmannan DC 23,000
Clydebank DC 219,498
Clydesdale DC 34,381
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC 57,918
Cumnock and Doon Valley DC 55,143
Cunninghame DC 366,000
Dumbarton DC 150,857
Dumfries and Galloway RC 7,619 109,780
Dundee DC 4,667 15,208 430,356
Dunfermline DC
East Kilbride DC
East Lothian DC 67,271
Eastwood DC
Edinburgh DC -8,750
Ettrick and Lauderdale DC 19,104
Falkirk DC 325,000
Fife RC 10,000 -358,000 311,000 1,000 5,000
Glasgow DC 9,274,493
Gordon DC

and maintenance of sewers, (c) works of new construction and (d) maintenance work, delivered by local authorities' direct labour-services organisations in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government (Planning and Land) Act 1980. [26765]

Mr. Lang

The following tables show the surpluses, and deficits, returned by authorities for 1992–93 and 1993–94 in relation to the categories of account laid down under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980:

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1992–93 in £s
Local authority New construction under £50,000 New construction over £50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work
Grampian RC 501,000 31,000
Hamilton DC 162,653
Highland RC 2,128,575
Inverclyde DC 304,594
Inverness DC 94,194
Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC 247,000
Kincardine and Deeside DC
Kirkcaldy DC 68,224
Kyle and Carrick DC 60,454
Lochaber DC 64,113
Lothian RC 174,313 451,113 161,662
Midlothian DC 44,000
Monklands DC 51,000
Moray DC 95,100
Motherwell DC 200,159
Nairn DC
Nithsdale DC 45,222
North East Fife DC 50,000
Orkney IC 6,000 269,000 2,000
Perth and Kinross DC 67,703
Renfrew DC 748,622
Ross and Cromarty DC 96,000
Roxburgh DC 10,000
Shetland IC 166,000 595,000
Skye and Lochalsh DC -45,022
Stewarty DC
Stirling DC 92,500
Strathclyde RC 174,602 7,734 787,281 339,025 60,302
Strathkelvin DC 149,000
Sutherland DC
Tayside RC 36,000 1,497,000
Tweeddale DC 64,000
Western Isles IC 3,000 54,000
West Lothian DC 169,954
Wigtown DC 118,208
Cumbernauld NT 144,000
East Kilbride NT 125,000
Glenrothes NT 77,000
Irvine NT
Livingston NT 89,000

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1993–94 in £s
Local authority New construction under £50,000 New construction over £50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work
Aberdeen DC 259,953
Angus DC
Annandale and Eskdale DC
Argyll and Bute DC 75,000
Badenoch and Strathspey DC
Banff and Buchan DC 74,711
Bearsden and Milngavie DC 37,375
Berwickshire DC
Borders RC 742,000
Caithness DC
Central RC 8,241 3,853 262,192 276,991 30,861
Clackmannan DC 137,000
Clydebank DC 82,059
Clydesdale DC 38,636
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC 55,548
Cumnock and Doon Valley DC 13,064
Cunninghame DC 395,000
Dumbarton DC 77,207
Dumfries and Galloway RC -32,795 84,539
Dundee DC 7,682 21,837 142,208
Dunfermline DC 22,996 37,715 47,676
East Kilbride DC
East Lothian DC 27,346
Eastwood DC
Edinburgh DC 42,837 188,515

Surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1993–94 in £s
Local authority New construction under £50,000 New construction over £50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work
Ettrick and Lauderdale DC 59,920
Falkirk DC 47,000
Fife RC 4,000 11,000 172,000 1,166,000 78,000
Glasgow DC 8,966,109
Gordon DC
Grampian RC 1,195,000 -137,000
Hamilton DC 20,790
Highland RC 3,096,908
Inverclyde DC 76,110
Inverness DC 30,373
Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC 158,000
Kincardine and Deeside DC
Kirkcaldy DC 139,452
Kyle and Carrick DC 65,408
Lochaber DC 72,706
Lothian RC 120,668 352,354 127,135
Midlothian DC 13,000
Monklands DC 120,622
Moray DC 53,999
Motherwell DC 485,189
Nairn DC
Nithsdale DC 7,697
North East Fife DC 66,000
Orkney IC -22,000 81,000 615,000 -6,000
Perth and Kinross DC 103,290
Renfrew DC 714,378
Ross and Cromarty DC 11,000
Roxburgh DC 27,000
Shetland IC 261,000 662,000
Skye and Lochalsh DC
Stewarty DC
Stirling DC -74,100
Strathclyde RC 4,669 11,303 819,583 278,092 151,325
Strathkelvin DC 59,000
Sutherland DC 30,000
Tayside RC 1,292
Tweeddale DC
Western Isles IC 19,000 43,000
West Lothian DC 120,538
Wigtown DC 59,065
Cumbernauld NT 68,000
East Kilbride NT 306,000
Glenrothes NT 133,000
Irvine NT
Livingston NT 72,000

Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by authority and service area the recorded deficits made by local authority direct labour-services organisations in Scotland that have failed to meet the rate of return requirements under the terms of the Local Government Act 1988 for the

Year Local Authority Deficit £ Percentage (related to income)
Building Cleaning
1990–91 Dumbarton DC -7,299 -83.4
1990–91 East Lothian DC -3,000 -2.1
1990–91 Shetland IC -13,000 -2.6
1991–92 Dumbarton DC -66,438 -59.6
1992–93 Borders RC -172,000 -55.7
1992–93 Dumbarton DC -135,002 -137.8
1992–93 Grampian RC -10,000 -0.2
1992–93 Midlothian DC -2,000 -1.4
1993–94 Grampian RC -155,000 -3.6
1993–94 Dumbarton DC -96,333 -99.5

financial years 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 expressed in absolute and percentage terms. [26707]

Mr. Lang

The following table shows the deficits recorded and how these related, in percentage terms, to the DLO/DSO's income:

Year Local Authority Deficit £ Percentage (related to income)
Grounds Maintenance
1990–91 Strathkelvin DC -58,708 -12
1990–91 Stirling DC -7,005 -2.3
1990–91 Moray DC -122,476 -24.7
1990–91 Highland RC -84,375 -5.5
1991–92 Stirling DC -245,779 -49.3
1992–93 Ross and Cromarty DC -42,000 -4.1
1992–93 Wester Isles IC -43,000 -9.8
Leisure Management
1992–;93 Lothian RC -290,516 -49.3
1992–93 Nairn DC -2,567 -4.1
1992–;93 Skye and Lochalsh DC -12,007 -7.4
1993-94 Lothian RC -259,690 -47.7
Other Catering
1990–91 Central RC -17,156 -4.4
1992–93 Dumbarton DC -175 -0.3
1992–93 Edinburgh DC -34,966 -6.4
1993–94 Edinburgh DC -8,474 -1.3
Other Cleaning
1991–92 Annandale and Eskdale DC -24,223 -9.4
Refuse Collection
1990–91 Kincardine and Deeside DC -2,484 -0.7
1991–92 Kincardine and Deeside DC -13,113 -3.3
1991–92 Orkney IC -6,000 -2.5
1991–92 North East Fife DC -24,000 -2.7
1993–94 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC -46,240 -5.2
1993–94 Dumbarton DC -61,590 -4.5
1993–94 Orkney IC -17,000 -5.7
School and Welfare Catering
1992–93 Borders RC -51,000 -3.0
1993–94 Borders RC -91,000 -8.5
Vehicle Maintenance
1990–91 Inverness DC -65,733 -33.9
1990-91 Inverclyde DC -7,521 -2.5
1990–91 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC -38,495 -29.3
1991–92 Stirling DC -670 -0.2
1991–92 Clackmannan DC -2,000 -0.7