HC Deb 13 May 1968 vol 764 c212W
Mr. English

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the amount of the proposed increase in expenditure by his Department affecting Nottingham, as a result of the new Government policy of increasing expenditure on central urban areas, and the amount of the proposed consequent economies in expenditure by his Department affecting Nottingham.

Mr. Edward Short

As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced on 5th May, the Government are urgently considering a programme of expenditure in urban areas of special need, including those areas which contain substantial numbers of immigrants.

Information about particular areas will not be available until this study is completed.