HC Deb 21 July 1971 vol 821 cc281-2W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average amount per person at present unemployed which is represented by the sums announced by Her Majesty's Government to be spent in England, Wales and Sotland, respectively, to combat unemployment within the next two years.

Mr. Peter Walker

The estimated increased public expenditure of about £100 million on infrastructure works which I announced on 14th July forms one part only of total public expenditure, including differential assistance to industry, to help the development and intermediate areas of Great Britain. The figures for the respective countries were determined by the estimated volume of useful work that could be mounted in the period in development and intermediate areas and not by the numbers of unemployed.