§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure and the total sums loaned by local authorities in 1980–81 on loans to industry and spending on industrial infrastructure and land acquisition; and what sums have been requested and allocated for these purposes for 1981–82.
§ Mr. KingThis information is not available for 1980–81. For 1981–82, local authorities are free to aggregate their capital expenditure allocations into a single block and may use these allocations as they consider appropriate.