To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, on the basis of the best information available, he will publish a table showing for each region and each class of local authority in England, for housing capital receipts and other capital receipts, showing (a) total cash backed capital receipts available to local authorities at 31 March 1990, and the amount of those receipts that were set aside as provision for credit
| Capital receipts 1990–91—by region and class | |||||
| Total receipts 31 March 1990 | of which reserved part | Total receipts 1990–91 | of which reserved part | Receipts used in 1990–91 | |
| £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | |
| Totals by Class | |||||
| Shire Counties | 247 | 118 | 229 | 102 | 128 |
| Metropolitan Districts | 343 | 210 | 607 | 397 | 305 |
| London Boroughs | 1,396 | 888 | 729 | 485 | 495 |
| Non Metropolitan Districts | 4,554 | 2,968 | 1,516 | 1,059 | 1,171 |
| Other Authorities | 81 | 53 | 65 | 24 | 57 |
| Total all England | 6,621 | 4,237 | 3,146 | 2,067 | 2,156 |
| Totals by Region | |||||
| South East | 3,736 | 2,399 | 1,627 | 1,090 | 1,146 |
| South West | 713 | 449 | 218 | 137 | 173 |
| East Anglia | 310 | 202 | 106 | 68 | 89 |
| West Midlands | 444 | 285 | 271 | 184 | 191 |
| East Midlands | 641 | 404 | 192 | 107 | 168 |
| North West | 299 | 193 | 300 | 187 | 160 |
| Yorks & Humberside | 279 | 175 | 264 | 177 | 139 |
| Northern Region | 199 | 130 | 168 | 117 | 90 |
| Total all Regions | 6,621 | 4,237 | 3,146 | 2,067 | 2,156 |
| Forecast capital receipts 1991–92—by region and class | |||
| Total receipts 1991–92 | of which reserved part | Receipts used in 1991–92 | |
| £ million | £ million | £ million | |
| Totals by Class | |||
| Shire Counties | 167 | 77 | 137 |
| Metropolitan Districts | 497 | 301 | 224 |
| London Boroughs | 631 | 394 | 350 |
| Non Metropolitan Districts | 971 | 636 | 804 |
| Other Authorities | 50 | 16 | 50 |
| Total All England | 2,316 | 1,424 | 1,565 |
| Totals by Region | |||
| South East | 1,124 | 682 | 794 |
| South West | 163 | 98 | 167 |
| East Anglia | 106 | 69 | 65 |
| West Midlands | 201 | 130 | 102 |
| East Midlands | 140 | 87 | 134 |
| North West | 239 | 143 | 132 |
| Yorks & Humberside | 195 | 120 | 105 |
| Northern Region | 148 | 95 | 66 |
| Total All Regions | 2,316 | 1,424 | 1,565 |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what forecasts he has made as to the likely levels of (a) housing capital receipts and (b) other capital receipts, generated by local authorities in England in 1992–93; what proportion of those receipts is estimated to be required to be set aside as provision for credit liabilities, (b) the total of capital receipts received by local authorities in 1990–91 and the amount of those receipts set aside as provision for credit liabilities, (c) total capital receipts spent by local authorities in 1990–91, (d) the estimated total of capital receipts local authorities received in 1991–92, and the amount of those receipts that are likely to be set aside as provision for credit liabilities and (e) the estimated total of capital receipts spent on capital projects in 1991–92.
The information requested is as follows. The figures are taken from local authority returns to the Department where available, estimates have been made for missing data.liabilities; and what amount of capital receipts are estimated to be spent on capital projects within the financial year.
Estimates of this nature are uncertain but at the time of the autumn statement total capital receipts likely to be generated by local authorities in 1992–93 were forecast at £3·0 billion. This total is likely to be split between housing and non-housing receipts in the ratio of 3:1. It is estimated that around two thirds of the total would be required to be set aside as provision for credit liabilities. It is further estimated that £1·2 billion of capital receipts, both accumulated and in-year, would be spent on capital projects during 1992–93.