§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) under what provisions the fund was set up which made available a grant to build an adventure children's playground adjoining the Amesbury high-rise block; and if he will confirm that all local authorities are eligible for grants for similar purposes;
(2) from what funds the grant was made available by his Department for the building of the adventure playground adjoining the Amesbury high-rise block.
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§ Mr. KaufmanThe GLC's Amesbury tower in Lambeth was provided with a children's play space by Wandsworth London Borough Council on adjacent land owned by that council. Subsidy for the play space was granted under the arrangements outlined in Circular 79/72. These arrangements do not cover adventure playgrounds, which are, however, often included in the wide range of projects on which local authorities apply for grant aid under the urban aid programme.