Development Areas (Minor Works Expenditure)

HC Deb 22 November 1967 vol 754 cc380-1W

Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will publish details of how the £27 million to be spent on the minor works programme authorised for the winter months in the development areas, is to be allocated between the different development areas.

Mr. Alan Williams

The distribution of the additional minor and maintenance works which have been authorised for the relief of unemployment in the Development Areas during the winter months is as follows:

	£ million
Scottish	9½
Northern	7
Mersey side	4
Welsh	4½
South Western	2