§ Mr. Sharplesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give details of the cuts, amounting to £600,000, in the building programme for police and prison services which he has announced;
(2) if he will give details of the cuts, amounting to £300,000, in the building programme for the fire services, which he has announced;
(3) if he will give details of the cuts, amounting to £400,000, in the building programme for the courts, which he has announced.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe reductions are in terms of work to be done in 1967–68, including work carried forward from earlier years, and are in relation to programmes of some £15 million for police and prisons, £6 million for the fire service and £6.5 million for courts. Some projects in each category will have to be held back but final selections have not yet been made; the programmes are kept under continuous review in the light of the progress of building and other considerations.