§ Mr. Rossiasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will give details of the cut of£26 million in spending on environmental services in 1968–69 that was announced in Command Paper No. 3515.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe figure of£26 million applies to Great Britain. The corresponding figure for England only is£23 million.
The expected distribution of the cut is as follows:
£ million Water and sewerage … 2 Other public health services … 1 Parks and recreational facilities … 5 Town centre redevelopment … 10 Miscellaneous … 5 23 The miscellaneous category includes local government offices and civic buildings, including theatre and concert halls, private street works, retail markets and cemeteries and crematoria.