HC Deb 23 April 1996 vol 276 cc126-9W
Mr. McAllion

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 or services organisations in Scotland that have failed to meet 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. Kynoch

The 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

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. McAllion

To 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. Kynoch

For 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.

For 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. McAllion

To 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. Kynoch

Detailed lists by authority of the surpluses and deficits achieved on DSO/DLO trading accounts have been placed in the Library.