Ms.Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now announce plans as to funding available through the urban programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend gave my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Mr. Soames) on 6 February 1984 at column465-66. Total resources devoted to the urban programme in 1984–85 amount to £348 million. The planned resources for future years are shown in Cmnd. 9143–11 "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1984–85 to 1986–7" page 55.