§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many projects to date are covered by urban development grants; how much public expenditure is involved in the current financial year; and how much is committed thereby in future years.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinMy Department has so far given final approval to 102 projects for urban development grant. A further 30 projects have received offers of grant to which responses from local authorities remain outstanding. The estimated total costs of these 132 projects are more than £347 million. Of this some £280 million would be invested by the private sector and £67 million would be met by the urban development grant and other public funds, spread over several years.
These figures do not include offers of urban development grant which have not been taken up.