§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the figure for public investment for new dwellings, improvements and net mortgage lending, respectively, in each year since 1964–65; and what is his estimate for 1969–70 and for each year up to, and including 1971–72.
§ Mr. FreesonFigures for past years cannot be readily split between investment in new dwellings and the improvement of the old. The total public investment for new dwellings, improvements and net mortgage lending in Great Britain for each year since 1964–65 was:
£ million 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 686 754 833 870 862 Estimates for 1969–70 and later years were given in table 2.11 on page 44 of the White Paper "Public Expenditure 1968–69 to 1973–74" Cmnd. 4234.