§ Earl Peelasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to their statement on Regional Development Agencies, whether a specific sum from each agency will be ring-fenced for the express purpose of development within the rural areas.
§ Baroness HaymanResources which the Regional Development Agencies inherit from the Rural Development Commission's rural regeneration programmes will be ring-fenced for use in rural areas. The exact sums involved will not be known until the public expenditure plans for 1999/2000 have been settled.
New housebuilding: Completions England Wales Rural local authorities Total Percentage of rural Rural local authorities Total Percentage of rural 1987 69,413 189,296 37 3,234 9,398 34 1988 75,023 202,929 37 3,611 11,192 32 1989 66,778 179,356 37 4,145 11,596 36 1990 56,809 163,899 35 3,483 10,454 33 1991 54,166 154,595 35 3,664 10,143 36 1992 49,205 143,831 34 3,544 9,649 37 1993 51,943 147,835 35 3,392 9,290 37 1994 54,286 154,641 35 3,499 9,947 35 1995 55,278 157,285 35 2,852 8,952 32 1996 49,713 148,496 33 3,326 9,996 33