HC Deb 12 January 1978 vol 941 cc794-8W
Mr. Bean

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the construction content of public expenditure programmes contained in the forthcoming White Paper.

Mr. Shore

The details are set out below:

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TO 1981–821 (CMND. 7049)—CONSTRUCTION WORK
£ million at 1977 Survey Prices
Programme or Sub Programme 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
A. GREAT BRITAIN
Housing
1. Local authority and new towns: new dwellings … … 1,281 1,236 1,406 1,630 1,624 1,359 1,368 1,411 1,433 1,427
2. Local authority and new towns: improvements … … 467 638 545 467 431 417 505 489 453 459
3. Grants for private sector improvements2 … … … 214 285 217 89 80 91 155 157 158 158
4. Housing associations3 … … … … … … 180 183 259 378 431 481 488 510 476 485
5. Housing from other spending programmes … … … 66 77 70 61 43 42 48 43 40 36
Other construction (new buildings and works)
6. Trade, industry and employment … … … … 46 34 36 53 41 48 66 55 49 49
7. Roads and transport … … … … … … 999 1,040 945 1,015 862 695 714 724 712 708
of which:
Motorways and trunk roads … … … … 468 512 483 515 429 329 370 372 374 374
LA roads … … … … … … … 396 416 341 371 314 250 235 242 240 247
Public transport … … … … … … 54 44 49 49 48 45 42 34 34 34
Ports4 … … … … … … … 39 33 35 57 59 56 40 42 38 32
8. Other environmental services … … … … … 1,159 1,288 1,110 1,101 989 819 842 841 823 830
of which:
Regional water authorities … … … … 619 666 517 505 485 413 403 428 430 435
Other water and sewerage … … … … … 71 76 62 73 55 61 59 63 65 65
Land drainage and flood protection … … … 46 55 54 61 73 124 108 104 79 78
9. Law, order and protection … … … … … 96 94 77 98 91 76 72 62 64 67
10. Education … … … … … … … … 647 621 487 464 438 264 231 236 229 233
of which:
Schools … … … … … … … 504 476 369 367 346 194 163 166 154 154
Higher education … … … … … … 87 87 65 56 52 33 24 31 38 38
11. Health and personal social services … … … … 611 615 508 500 440 333 370 363 377 375
of which:
Hospitals and community services … … … 497 465 383 387 362 279 311 309 317 317
LA personal social services … … … … 107 140 120 106 70 44 46 43 50 50
12. Miscellaneous5 … … … … … … … 283 273 246 263 257 246 257 269 277 274
of which:
Office and general accommodation … … … 62 55 45 65 68 58 39 57 59 59
ALL GB DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES … … … … … … 6,049 6,385 5,904 6,120 5,727 4,870 5,115 5,160 5,090 50,099
B. NORTHERN IRELAND
13. Housing … … … … … … … … 58 48 44 63 77 66 66 66 66 66
14. New buildings and work … … … … … 150 128 119 145 122 112 132 131 126 129
ALL NI DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES … … … … … … 208 177 163 208 200 178 198 197 192 195

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TO 1981–821 (CMND. 7049)—CONSTRUCTION WORK
£ million at 1977 Survey Prices
Programme or Sub Programme 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
C. NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES
15. Electricity … … … … … … … … 182 145 156 187 180 164 187 176 174 233
Gas … … … … … … … … … 97 101 186 307 163 127 134 222 260 190
Steel6 … … … … … … … … 68 63 78 109 105 98
Telecommunications … … … … … … 91 95 82 97 76 80 70 68 62 52
Posts … … … … … … … … 28 24 21 20 14 16 16 19 19 17
Railways … … … … … … … … 234 239 174 197 141 148 155 152 149 149
Coal … … … … … … … … 15 16 37 60 74 99 125 135 144 138
Civil aviation … … … … … … … 38 35 33 45 40 46 55 47 48 47
Others … … … … … … … … 21 22 24 25 14 22 28 29 27 28
ALL NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES6 … … … … … … 774 739 812 1,047 808 799 770 844 883 853
D. ALL UK DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES AND NATIONAUSED INDUSTRIES6 7,031 7,301 6,879 7,375 6,734 5,847 6,083 6,201 6,165 6,146
1 Architects and Surveyors fees are included.
2 Grants normally amount to 50 per cent. of the total cost of eligible work.
3 Includes expenditure on acquisition of land and existing dwellings.
4 The equivalent row published from Cmnd. 6721 (Table III of Housing and Construction Statistics Volume [...]) included British Transport Docks Board which is now included in the row "Nationalised Industries: Others".
5 The equivalent row published from Cmnd. 6721 excluded some defence expenditure included here.
6 Figures for BNOC construction expenditure are not at present available. Also excluded is British Steel Corporation construction expenditure for future years. If some allowance is made for the latter expenditure, the to al in row D of the table rises to some £6¼ billion a year (in round figures).

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