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Community Water Charge

Volume 165: debated on Tuesday 16 January 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the community water charge set in each region and islands council area for 1989–90.

[holding answer 15 January 1990]: Information on water charges is available in the booklet "Water Charges in Scotland—The New Arrangements" published by the Scottish Office in April 1989, copies of which are available in the Library. The community water charges set in each region and islands council area for 198–0 are set out in the table:

Regional/Islands CouncilCommunity Water Charge £/person
Borders31·00
Central15·00
Dumfries and Galloway28·00
Fife18·00
Grampian30·00
Highland20·00
Lothian18·00
Strathclyde19·00
Tayside21·00
Orkney26·00
Shetland6·78
Western Isles34·00