§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will detail the amounts already spent, and future projections, for (a) the urban programme and (b) community development projects for each year since their inception.
§ Mr. LaneFollowing is the information, derived from the 1972 White Paper on Public Expenditure (Cmnd. 5178), omitting the £6.3 million authorised in 1971–72 under the infrastructure programme to create extra jobs for the unemployed.
£million (Great Britain) Public Expenditure at 1972 Survey Prices Urban Programme (including Community Development project action programmes) Community Development Project (research and social action staff costs) 1968–69 0.1 — 1969–70 2.2 — 1970–71 9.0 0.1 1971–72 10.0 0.2 1972–73 11.7 0.3 1973–74 13.5 0.3 1974–75 13.1* 0.3 1975–76 14.7* 0.3 1976–77 16.3* 0.3 * Reduction after exclusion of nursery education which will be the subject of other provision.