Local Government: Debt
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the (a) total level of debt and (b) per capita debt, for each local authority in England.
Answered by Alison McGovern
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects data returns from local authorities including their borrowing and investment information. These returns are collated and published on the GOV.UK website.
UK local authority borrowing and investment is published on a quarterly basis here.
Further detail on capital expenditure and financing for authorities in England is published on annual basis here.
The Office for National Statistics publishes local authority population estimates can be found here.
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