Winter Works Programme

HC Deb 17 November 1971 vol 826 c137W

Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each of the schemes involved in the Government's winter works programme.

Mr. Peter Walker

I presume that my hon. Friend is referring to the £162 million infrastructure programme over two years announced in my Answer of 26th October to my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow, East (Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson). Schemes already proposed for inclusion in this programme number several thousand and to prepare a comprehensive list would involve a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort. Expenditure on the three winter works programmes of 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969–1970 by the previous Administration totalled—50 million.