Written question asked by Irvine Patnick (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by David Curry (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: If he will list the total current capital receipts for each of the metropolitan councils. - Inc table.

Answer: Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total current capital receipts for each of the metropolitan councils; and if he will make a statement. [20730] Mr. Curry: The amounts of accumulated usable capital receipts at 31 March 1996 for each metropolitan council are listed in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 Barnsley 0 Birmingham 0 Bolton 45 Bradford 0 Bury 41 Calderdale 0 Coventry 0 Doncaster 0 Dudley 0 Gateshead 39 Kirklees 0 Knowsley 7,359 Leeds 0 Liverpool 4,104 Manchester 5,066 Newcastle upon Tyne 0 North Tyneside 1,932 Oldham 0 Rochdale 2,347 Rotherham 1,046 Salford 223 Sandwell 0 Sefton 6,043 Sheffield 0 Solihull 1,763 South Tyneside 0 St. Helens 13 Stockport 0 Sunderland 1,656 Tameside 0 Trafford 3,587 Wakefield 0 Walsall 0 Wigan 55 Wirral 86 Wolverhampton 159 Total 35,564 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: 1995-96 Capital Outturn returns. Note: Figures for the amounts of set aside capital receipts are not available. These form part of the provision for credit liabilities, which also includes amounts set aside from revenue.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20730; 292 c687-8W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Income Local government Local government finance Urban areas Metropolitan districts
Contains statistics: Yes