asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated total capital debt of the GLC and of the individual London boroughs; and what limits are imposed upon their borrowing powers during the current and the next financial year.

The latest published figures for the gross loan debts of the GLC and London boroughs are as at 31st March 1973. The figures are:

London Borough	Total gross loan debt
	£000
Barking	59,516
Barnet	64,945
Bexley	52,679
Brent	79,229
Bromley	72,771
Camden	117,518
Croydon	85,898
Ealing	69,883
Enfield	85,592
Greenwich	66,261
Hackney	101,886
Hammersmith	49,854
Haringey	92,642
Harrow	29,922
Havering	52,671
Hillingdon	73,693
Hounslow	75,486
Islington	104,649
Kensington and Chelsea	43,095
Kingston upon Thames	35,636
Lambeth	93,563
Lewisham	80,402
Merton	42,563
Newham	128,395
Redbridge	48,218
Richmond upon Thames	29,794
Southwark	128,152
Sutton	35,416
Tower Hamlets	62,907
Waltham Forest	78,664
Wandsworth	99,382
Westminster	97,273
City of London	120,016
Greater London Council	1,312,020

The GLC money Bill would authorise borrowing of £518·2 million by the GLC for 1975–76, together with an additional sum of £64·0 million which must be authorised by the Treasury. No authorised borrowing figures are available for individual London boroughs. These would depend on approvals for individual projects within the key sector.