§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the planned expenditure on the urban programme under the last public expenditure plans of 1978–79; and how this compares with the actual and planned expenditure each year since then.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe public expenditure provision planned for the urban programme, taking account of transfers between programmes, was as follows:
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£ million, at outturn prices 1978–79 138.0 1979–80 173.5
£ million, at outturn prices 1980–81 201.8 1981–82 215.0 1982–83 270.0 Estimated expenditure in 1979–80 is 134.1 million, and £197.9 million in 1980–81. Outturn figures are not yet available for 1981–82, but it is likely that expenditure was at least equal to the £215 million planned.