§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the total amount of the Chancellor's public expenditure cuts in Wales will fall on his Department's derelict land reclamation budget.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasAs I indicated in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Oswestry (Mr. Biffen) on 25th May, there will be a reduction of £5 million in the total expenditure in 1974–75 on miscellaneous local services, a heading which includes derelict land reclamation. I do not, however, anticipate that any cuts will be necessary in expenditure on the reclamation programme for Wales.—[Vol. 857, c.217–8]
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what road programmes in Cardiganshire during the next two years are likely to be affected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's recent statement on the reduction of public expenditure.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasIt is too early to say which schemes, if any, might be affected.