§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) 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 under the terms of the Local Government (Planning and Land) Act 1980 and the Local Government Act 1988 for the financial year 1994–95 in both cash and constant prices; [7140]
(2) if he will list, by authority and service area, the surplus achieved on trading accounts by local authorities' direct labour or services organisations in Scotland for those services covered under the terms of the Local Government (Planning and Land) Act 1980 and the Local Government Act 1988 for the financial year 1994–95 in both cash and constant prices. [7141]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 2 December 1996]: A detailed list, taken from annual reports submitted by authorities, of the surpluses and deficits achieved by direct labour and direct service organisations of Scottish local authorities in 1994–95 is as follows:
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Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1994–95 in £s Local authority New construction over £50,000 New construction under £50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work Caithness DC — — 27,933 — — Central RC (-21,343) 21,871 57,071 277,398 60,579 Clackmannan DC — — 265,000 — — Clydebank DC — — 88,773 — — Clydesdale DC — — 40,599 — — Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC — — — — — Cumnock and Doon Valley DC — — 16,110 — — Cunninghame DC — — 740,000 — — Dumbarton DC — — 65,458 — — Dumfries and Galloway RC — — 2,163 282,935 — Dundee DC 56,899 5,990 315,013 — — Dunfermline DC 44,083 37,737 81,687 — — East Kilbride DC — — — — — East Lothian DC — — 363,821 — — Eastwood DC — — — — — Edinburgh DC (-25,781) — 284,775 — — Ettrick and Lauderdale DC — — 121,882 — — Falkirk DC — — 182,000 — — Fife RC 81,000 14,000 173,000 962,000 34,000 Glasgow DC 12,892,110 — 11,695,268 — — Gordon DC — — — — — Grampian RC — — — 757,000 175,000 Hamilton DC — — 82,647 — — Highland RC — — — 2,748,000 — Inverclyde DC — — 37,450 — — Inverness DC — — 181,442 — — Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC — — — — — Kincardine and Deeside DC — — — — — Kirkcaldy DC — — 168,013 — — Kyle and Carrick DC — — 85,437 — — Lochaber DC — — — — — Lothian RC — — 201,268 706,523 142,786 Midlothian DC — — 58,000 — — Monklands DC — — — — — Moray DC — — 95,560 — — Motherwell DC — — 335,782 — — Nairn DC — — — — — Nithsdale DC — — (-22,822) — — North East Fife DC — — 110,000 — — Orkney IC (-46,000) — 54,000 304,000 (-203,000) Perth and Kinross DC — — 151,653 — — Renfrew DC — — 1,359,836 — — Ross and Cromarty DC — — 28,000 — — Roxburgh DC — — 14,000 — — Shetland IC — — 57,000 340,000 — Skye and Lochalsh DC — — — — — Stewartry DC — — — — — Stirling DC — — (-13,500) — — Strathclyde RC 7,230 1,242 487,983 537,129 94,944 Strathkelvin DC — — 89,262 — — Sutherland DC — — — — — Tayside RC — — 16,000 887,000 — Western Isles IC — — 36,000 182,000 — West Lothian DC — — 178,410 — — Wigtown DC — — 173,469 — — 25W
Local Government Act 1988 surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1994–95 in £s Local authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management Aberdeen DC 51,077 63 — — 9,200 101,804 47,672 546,163 Angus DC 218,515 27,418 78,523 — — 181,779 25,067 — Annandale and Eskdale DC 51,163 — 39,543 — — 27,921 — 29,189
Local Government Act 1988 surpluses/deficits on DLO/DSO activity in 1994–95 in £s Local authority Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure management Argyll and Bute DC 42,000 — 6,000 — — 12,000 23,000 21,000 Badenoch and Strathspey DC 5,978 — 2,689 — — 19,110 — — Banff and Buchan DC 9,793 — — — — 161,794 — — Bearsden and Milngavie DC — — 70,478 — — — 44,299 14,970 Berwickshire DC 52,117 — — — — 54,193 — (-5,939) Borders RC — — — — — — 30,000 — Caithness DC 22,092 — — — — 18,162 — 32,201 Central RC — 5,561 — 36,409 3,420 — 21,900 — Clackmannan DC — — — — — 43,000 10,000 — Clydebank DC 26,894 — 35,368 — _ 118,449 — 34,328 Clydesdale DC 1,433 — 7,163 — — 18,497 — 56,811 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC 9,002 — 6,243 — — 34,246 14,468 23,031 Cumnock and Doon Valley DC 50,981 — 16,912 — — 21,480 — — Cunninghame DC 30,262 14,228 19,465 — — 22,409 45,014 47,627 Dumbarton DC 30,452 (-45,783) (-38,216) — — (-217,009) — 139,968 Dumfries and Galloway RC — (-118,000) — 16,000 — 51,000 69,000 — Dundee DC 143,080 25,065 20,534 — — 188,363 — 133,000 Dunfermline DC 147,370 23,000 — — — 53.437 13,667 43,000 East Kilbride DC 60,742 — 65,347 — — 37,345 17,384 194,370 East Lothian DC — 30,331 89,787 — — 134,777 — 70,346 Eastwood DC (-89,870) — (-11,600) — — 19,610 — (-13,385) Edinburgh DC 82,811 149,342 59,369 — (-76,040) 268,433 77,706 8,118 Ettrick and Lauderdale DC 157,990 — — — — 136,758 — 60,229 Falkirk DC 87,000 2,000 183,000 — 25,000 259,000 14,000 159,000 Fife RC — 2,000 — 28,000 (-8,000) — 165,000 — Glasgow DC 640,061 196,996 384,342 — — 941,187 102,613 211,969 Gordon DC 14,000 — 92,000 — — 48,000 — — Grampian RC — (-351,000) — 9,000 111,000 224,000 532,000 — Hamilton DC 25,457 — 49,668 — — 133,057 19,834 231,746 Highland RC — 6,816 — M3.229) — — 211,976 — Inverclyde DC 105,355 — 112,311 — — 15,093 46,073 127.394 Inverness DC 159,911 — 118,784 — — 103,800 6,214 53,005 Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC 51,000 3,000 53,000 — 1,000 32,000 440,000 1,000 Kincardine and Deeside DC 2,943 — 45,565 — — — — 33,058 Kirkcaldy DC 283,805 2,091 170,357 — — 222,118 152,397 276,672 Kyle and Carrick DC 26,160 16,187 — — — 17,784 4,553 37,028 Lochaber DC 13,259 — 5,532 — — 38,150 — 10,842 Lothian RC — 14,985 — 38,853 17,243 — 84,989 (-188,629) Midlothian DC 47,000 — — — — 143,000 38,000 170,000 Monklands DC 84,940 6,017 71,433 — — 103,956 79,667 68,797 Moray DC 50,816 3,182 77,562 — — 61,787 53,024 — Motherwell DC 314,421 8,489 — — 13,038 — 34,496 71,108 Nairn DC — — 23,045 — — 10,690 — 970 Nithsdale DC 500 — 500 — — 26.573 — 13,159 North East Fife DC 83,000 — 85,000 — — 68,000 — 8,000 Orkney IC 19,000 15,000 — 6,000 — — 58,000 — Perth and Kinross DC 52,449 54,921 15,051 — — — 22,050 152,231 Renfrew DC 268,000 17,000 42,000 — 2,228 314,000 79,000 129,000 Ross and Cromarty DC 22,296 — — — — 20,000 — 20,214 Roxburgh DC 19,954 — 27,445 — — 43,319 8,798 25,961 Shetland IC 134,000 7,000 7,000 — 84,000 79,000 42,000 — Skye and Lochalsh DC (-10,025) (-109) 3,080 — — (-6,700) — (-3,767) Stewartry DC — — — — — 43,179 — — Stirling DC 57,500 12,200 48,700 — — 69,700 24,300 32,800 Strathclyde RC — 691,106 — 101,652 7,008 27,129 227,418 — Strathkelvin DC 237,061 — — — — 117,078 — 49,622 Sutherland DC 10,152 — — — — 12,078 —. 4,344 Tayside RC — 56,000 — 265,000 — — 101,000 — Western Isles IC 51,000 47,000 51,000 M2,000) 9,000 10,000 12,000 — West Lothian DC — — 77,830 — — 292,025 921 228,845 Wigtown DC — — 16,075 — — 94,887 — 34,874 1 The accounts for refuse collection and other cleaning may have been combined by some authorities. The absence of an entry, therefore, does not necessarily indicate that the DSO has not carried out the activity in question.