HC Deb 23 November 1962 vol 667 c161W
Dr. Dickson Mabon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how much of the recently announced extra £70 millions for work on public services is for additional road building in Scotland;

(2) how much of the recently announced extra £70 millions for work on public services is for additional hospital building in Scotland;

(3) how much of the recently announced extra £70 millions for work on public services is for additional house-building in Scotland.

Mr. Noble

The measures taken by the Government in 1961 to relieve the pressure of internal demand were not applied to expenditure under the Government's road building programme, the hospital building programme, nor to house building in Scotland. As explained in paragraphs 8–10 of the White Paper "Public Investment in Great Britain, October 1962" the additional work to the value of £70 millions to be started in 1962–63 and 1963–64 is a relaxation in those sectors of investment which were restrained.

Dr. Dickson Mabon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much of the recently announced extra £70 million for work on public services is for additional school building in Scotland.

Mr. Noble

£1.1 million.