§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much public money has been spent so far in British cities as part of the inner city construction package; and whether he intends to allow the remainder of the committed expenditure, currently unspent, to be used by local authorities.
§ Mr. KingThe latest estimate for expenditure in England under the inner city construction package is £56.4 million. Local authorities have been given allocations for further expenditure on the construction package in 1979–80.