§ 11. Mr. Willeyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now give the figures for public investment in new construction by planning regions in 1966–67.
§ Mr. TaverneFigures in the full detail published in Table 22 of the Abstract of Regional Statistics are not yet available but provisional totals for each region are given in a table which, with permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT. This table also gives for comparison corresponding figures for 1965–66, which have been revised since publication in the Abstract.
PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN NEW CONSTRUCTION (£ million) Region 1965–66 (revised) 1966–67 (provisional) North 81 110 Yorkshire and Humberside 133 158 East Midlands 91 109 East Anglia 46 49 South East 491 564 South West 91 95 Wales 100 110 West Midlands 155 159 North West 159 186 Scotland 218 258 Northern Ireland 52 63 Not allocated 58 48 Total 1,675 1,909