§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the projects affected by the Chancellor's statement of public expenditure retrenchment announced on 21st May which fall on his Vote and indicate the total savings expected for the current and prospective year.
§ Sir K. JosephThere will be no reduction in building programmes for hospitals, for old people's homes and other buildings for local health and personal social services. For the effect on my Votes of the policy on Civil Service manpower announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today to his Question to the Minister for the Civil Service. Savings on recurrent expenditure on the personal social services fall in part on local authorities and in part on the Vote of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment: I would refer my hon. Friend to his reply to a similar Question today.