§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total amount expended on the Urban Aid Programme in England and Wales in 1968, 1969 and 1970, and what is the estimated expenditure for 1971 and 1972.
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§ Mr. SharplesProvisional totals for local authority expenditure in England and Wales under the Urban Programme are as follows (to the nearest £100,000):
£ Financial Year 1968–69 … 100,000 Financial Year 1969–70 … 2,000,000 Expenditure in 1970–71 and the two following years is estimated to be:
£ Financial Year 1970–71 … 7,000,000 Financial Year 1971–72 … 7,000,000 Financial Year 1972–73 … 8,500,000