§ 78. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) to what extent the local authorities in development areas have sent him plans for the requirements in each constituency which could be financed out of the special grants made available for development areas to assist in creating employment; and whether, when the original financial target has been taken up, further additional capital will be forthcoming;
(2) if he will list, constituency by constituency, in the Northern Region the schemes which have been put forward
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§ Mr. DeanThe following are the figures in so far as they are available.
for capital allocations under the proposals he can accept for special finance for creating employment; which schemes he has accepted; and whether further acceptable schemes can be equally specially financed to help reduce the area's unemployment.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerLocal authorities throughout the country have proposed several thousand schemes for inclusion in the special infrastructure works programme To prepare a list of these in the Northern Region would involve a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort; I have not rejected any scheme which seemed to satisfy the conditions of the programme There is some scope for additional schemes within the £162 million already authorised; if further 283W schemes satisfying the conditions of the programme were proposed I would be prepared to consider them.