Public Works Loan Board

(asked on 17th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) combined value and (b) annual interest payment is for Public Works Loan Board borrowing for each local authority, not including town and parish councils in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 22nd July 2020

The following table details the principal balance outstanding as of 30 June 2020, and the interest payments due in 2020-21, for all Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loans held by principal local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales.

Principal Balance Outstanding at 30 June 2020

Interest Repayments in 2020-21

England

£70,230 million

£2,403 million

Scotland

£10,572 million

£418 million

Wales

£4,625 million

£194 million

Total

£85,427 million

£3,014 million

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