§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much additional money will be made available to finance his new joint action plan for the inner cities.
§ Sir George YoungThe city action teams will work within the existing policies and resources of the Departments of Environment, Trade and Industry and Employment/Manpower Services Commission, to enhance the effectiveness of Government programmes in the partnership areas. In 1984–85 £270 million was spent in these areas on the urban programme, the main employment and training schemes, and Government support to industry. In 1985–86 the areas will benefit from the expansion of MSC programmes announced in the budget, and from the extension of regional industrial assistance to the Partnership areas of Manchester/Salford and Birmingham. Details of the city action teams and the programmes with which they will be concerned are in the Library of the House.