§ Mr. McAllionTo 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 or services organisations in Scotland that have failed to meet 127W the rate of return requirements operating contracts under the terms of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and of the Local Government Act 1988 for the financial years 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95 in both cash and constant prices. [26327]
§ Mr. KynochThe information requested is as follows.
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 Year Local authority Deficit £ Water and sewerage 1990–91 Central RC -3,332 1993–94 Orkney IC -6,000 1993–94 Grampian RC -137,000 1994–95 Orkney IC -203,000 Roads Nil New construction under £50,000 1990–91 Central -32,574 New Construction over £50,000 1991–92 Orkney IC -16,000 1992–93 Fife RC -358,000 1993–94 Orkney IC -22,000 1994–95 Central RC -21,343 1994–95 Edinburgh DC -25,781 1994–95 Orkney IC -46,000 Building maintenance 1990–91 Argyll and Bute DC -81, 000 1990–91 Clydesdale DC -37,555 1990–91 Dumfries and Galloway RC -50,075 1990–91 Hamilton DC -770,649 1990–91 Kirkcaldy DC -234,472 1990–91 Orkney IC -47,000 1991–92 Bearsden and Milngavie DC -17,095 1991–92 Edinburgh DC -708,635 1991–92 North East Fife DC -176,000 1991–92 Kirkcaldy DC -563,702 1991–92 Nithsdale DC -21,264 1991–92 Dumfries and Galloway RC -102,137 1991–92 Dumbarton DC -119,072 1992–93 Edinburgh DC -448,750 1992–93 Skye and Lochalsh DC -45,022 1993–94 Dumfries and Galloway RC -32,795 1993–94 Stirling DC -74,100 1994–95 Glenrothes Development Corporation -58,000 1994–95 Nithsdale DC -22,822 1994–95 Stirling DC -13,500 128W
Local Government Act 1988 year Local authority Deficit £ Building cleaning 1990–1991 Dumbarton DC -7,299 1990–1991 East Lothian DC -3,000 1990–1991 Shetland IC -13,000 1991–1992 Dumbarton DC -66,438 1992–1993 Border RC -172,000 1992–1993 Dumbarton DC -135,002 1992–1993 Grampian RC -10,000 1992–1993 Midlothian DC -2,000 1993–1994 Grampian RC -155,000 1993–1994 Dumbarton DC -96,333 1994–1995 Dumbarton DC -45,783 1994–1995 Dumfries and Galloway RC -118,000 1994–1995 Grampian RC -351,000 1994–1995 Skye and Lochalsh DC -109 Grounds maintenance 1990–1991 Strathkelvin DC -58,708 1990–1991 Stirling DC -7,005 1990–1991 Moray DC -122,476 1990–1991 Highland RC -84,375 1991–1992 Stirling DC -245,779
Local Government Act 1988 Year Local authority Deficit £ 1992–1993 Ross and Cromarty DC -42,000 1991–1993 Western Isles IC -43,000 1994–1995 Dumbarton DC -217,009 1994–1995 Glenrothes Development Corporation -76,000 1994–1995 Skye and Lochalsh DC -6,700 Leisure management 1992–1993 Lothian RC -290,516 1992–1993 Nairn DC -2,567 1992–1993 Skye and Lochalsh DC -12,007 1993–1994 Lothian RC -259,690 1994–1995 Berwickshire DC -5,940 1994–1995 Eastwood DC -13,385 1994–1995 Lothian RC -188,629 1994–1995 Skye and Lochlash DC -3,767 Other catering 1990–1991 Central RC -17,156 1992–1993 Dumbarton DC -175 1992–1993 Edinburgh DC -34,966 1993–1994 Edinburgh DC -8,474 1994–1995 Edinburgh -76,040 1994–1995 Fife -8,000 Other cleaning 1991–1992 Annandale and Eskdale DC -24,223 1994–1995 Dumbarton DC -38,216 1994–1995 Eastwood DC -11,600 Refuse collection 1990–1991 Kincardine and Deeside DC -2,484 1991–1992 Kincardine and Deeside DC -13,113 1991–1992 Orkney IC -6,000 1991–1992 North East Fife DC -24,000 1993–1994 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC -46,240 1993–1994 Dumbarton DC -61,590 1993–1994 Orkney IC -17,000 1994–1995 Eastwood DC -89,870 1994–1995 Skye and Lochalsh DC -10,225 School and welfare catering 1992–1993 Borders RC -51,000 1993–1994 Borders RC -91,000 1994–1995 Highland RC -43,229 1994–1995 Western Isles RC -42,000 Vehicle maintenance 1990–1991 Inverness DC -65,733 1990–1991 Inverclyde DC -7,521 1990–1991 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC -38,495 1991–1992 Stirling DC -670 1991–1992 Clackmannan DC -2,000
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority direct labour or services organisations in Scotland, operating contracts under the terms of(a) the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and (b) the Local Government Act 1988, have achieved the required rate of return for the financial years (i) 1992–93, (ii) 1993–94 and (iii) 1994–95. [26328]
§ Mr. KynochFor services subject to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980: in 1992–93, 74 DLOs/DS0s, in an individual service area, met the prescribed financial objective, which represented 94.9 per cent. of the total returns received; in 1993–94, 75 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 92.6 per cent. of the total returns received; and in 1994–95, 75 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 91.5 per cent. of the returns received.
129WFor services subject to the Local Government Act 1988: in 1992–93, 258 DLOs/DS0s, in an individual service area, met the prescribed financial objective which represented 94.9 per cent. of the total returns received; in 1993–94, 267 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 96.7 per cent. of the total returns received; and in 1994–95, 266 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 93 per cent. of the returns received.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by authority the surplus achieved on trading accounts for the financial years 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95 for(a) general highways work, (b) construction and maintenance of sewers, (c) works of new construction and (d) maintenance work, delivered by local authority direct labour or services organisations in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and Local Government Act 1988. [26330]
§ Mr. KynochDetailed lists by authority of the surpluses and deficits achieved on DSO/DLO trading accounts have been placed in the Library.