HC Deb 05 May 1966 vol 727 cc144-6W
Mr. Leadbitter

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what has been the amount of public expenditure on new buildings and works in 1964–65 in the Northern Region as laid down in Table 8.9 of the National Plan; and how this compares with the pattern in other regions.

Mr. Albu

Particulars of the amount of public expenditure on new buildings and works in 1964–65 in the Northern Region in the detail given in Table 8.9 of the National Plan and a table showing

TABLE 1
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON NEW BUILDINGS AND WORKS (EXCLUDING NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES) IN THE NORTHERN REGION IN 1964–65
£ million
Housing and Environmental Services, etc.:
Housing … … … … … … 23.6
Environmental Services, etc. … … … … … … 8.1
TOTAL … … … … … … 31.7
Social Services:
Education … … … … … … 10.2
Health and Welfare … … … … … … 3.8
Children's Services … … … … … … 0.7
TOTAL … … … … … … 14.7
Roads and Transport:
Roads … … … … … … 9.5
Ports … … … … … … 0.2
Airports and Other Transport … … … … … … 0.5
TOTAL … … … … … … 10.2
Industrial Services, etc.:
Industry and Trade … … … … … … 1.7
Industrial Research and Research Councils … … … … … … 0.3
Other Industrial and Agricultural Services … … … … … … 0.3
TOTAL … … … … … … 2.3
Law and Order, Administration, etc.:
Police and Prisons … … … … … … 0.7
Other Home Department Services, Law Courts, etc. … … … … … … 0.5
Miscellaneous and Administrative Services … … … … … … 1.6
TOTAL … … … … … … 2.8
Defence and Overseas Services:
Defence Budget … … … … … … 2.1
Other Defence and Overseas Services … … … … … … 0.1
TOTAL … … … … … … 2.2
TOTAL … … … … … … 63.9

TABLE II
THE PATTERN OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON NEW BUILDINGS AND WORKS IN PLANNING REGIONS IN 1964–65 (EXCLUDING NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES)
Percentages
Scotland Wales Northern North West Yorks Humber-side East Midlands South West West Midlands South East
Housing and Environmental Services etc. … 60.0 54.5 49.6 60.5 59.6 41.6 46.3 57.3 54.0
Social Services … 15.0 18.0 23.0 22.2 26.1 17.9 15.8 20.9 18.1
Roads and Transport 14.6 19.3 16.0 12.5 10.2 33.4 17.0 17.5 14.5
Industrial Services … 2.7 1.7 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.5 0.4 1.7
Law and Order Administration etc … 2.0 2.1 4.4 2.8 2.1 2.4 5.3 1.8 4.8
Defence and overseas Services … 5.8 4.4 3.4 0.6 1.5 4.2 13.0 2.1 6.9
TOTAL … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

the pattern of this expenditure in each region are set out below: