§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the cuts in public expenditure for the current financial year under the following headings: water supply, conservation lish the cuts in public expenditure for the cnurrent financial year under the following headings: water supply, conservation and sewerage, local environmental services, community ownership of 768W development land, new towns, industrial and commercial development land, the urban programme, historic buildings and ancient monuments.
§ Mr. YoungerThe following are the reductions on capital expenditure:
1979 Survey Prices Water supply, conservation and sewerage 6.0* Local environmental services 3.2* 9.2 Community ownership of development land 3.5 New towns industrial and commercial development 1.0 Urban programme Nil Historic buildings and ancient monuments Nil *The above are notional figures within overall reductions for non-housing local authority capital expenditure. For local authority current expenditure an overall abatement is being made in RSG and this is not identified in volume terms by programme.
§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will detail the cuts in public expenditure in Scotland in the current financial year under the headings in table 4.1 of Cmnd. 7439.
§ Mr. YoungerThe volume of expenditure on programmes within my responsibility will be reduced below the level assumed in table 4.1 of Cmnd. 7439 as shown below.
£ million Trade, industry, energy and employment 17.0 Roads and transport 5–6 Housing 25.0 Other environmental services 13.7 Education and libraries, science arts 4.7 Health and personal social services 2.8 68.8 NOTE: At 1979 Public Expenditure Survey Prices.
§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the specific cuts in public expenditure that he plans for the 1979–80 expenditure of local authorities in table 4.2 of Cmnd. 7439: and what are the headings as in that table.
§ Mr. YoungerI have asked local authorities to observe the relevant current expenditure assumptions for 1979–80 769W made for the previous Administration's rate support grant order. These are consistent with table 4.2 of Cmnd. 7439; any further reductions are a matter for decision by individual authorities. The re-ductions in local authority capital expenditure in 1979–80 given in the Budget statement are:
£ million (at 1979 Public expenditure Survey Prices) Housing 10.0 Community land 3.5 Water and sewerage 6.0 General services 3.2 Education, libraries, science and the arts 0.5 Health and personal social services 0.2 Roads and transport 1.0 24.4