§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of public money spent under all headings on sporting, recreational, cultural and leisure activities in Scotland, Wales and each of the eight English regions which are served by an economic planning council in the last year for which figures are available; what were the amounts in each of the preceding five years; and what are the estimated figures for the next three years.
§ Mr. Denis HowellPublic expenditure in England on sport and recreation is estimated as follows:
£ million 1968–69 25 1969–70 26 1970–71 31 1971–72 42 1972–73 62 Information is not available on expenditure in each economic planning region. The figures include expenditure by my Department, the Sports Council, the Countryside Commission, the English Tourist Board and the Forestry Commission. Capital expenditure by local
SLUM CLEARANCE: HOUSES DEMOLISHED OR CLOSED 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 (1st nine months) Northern … … … … 7,163 5,340 7,460 5,774 6,883 2,024 Yorkshire and Humberside … 11,244 13,643 12,006 13,858 10,406 3,753 East Midlands … … … 5,482 6,239 6,669 5,598 5,816 4,180 East Anglia … … … 1,659 2,068 1,503 1,766 1,271 443 South East … … … … 11,328 9,506 12,320 10,241 8,966 3,403 South West … … … 1,994 1,615 1,512 1,121 1,109 359 West Midlands … … … 10,875 7,576 9,934 7,297 6,793 2,992 North West … … … 17,204 19,488 16,059 18,465 20,149 12,800 Wales … … … … 2,284 2,329 2,594 1,978 2,164 1,500 Scotland … … … … 17,847 17,345 20,554 18,518 16,479 8,583 These figures relate to the revised economic planning regions constituted on 1st April 1974.