§ 58. Mr. Roweasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the expenditure in 1979–80 and what it will be in 1987–88 on programmes and grants funded by his Department for the purpose of regenerating the inner cities.
§ Mr. John PattenIn 1979–80 expenditure on the urban programme and derelict land reclamation in England and totalled £197 million. In 1987–88 provision for the urban group of programmes, which is comprised of the urban programme including urban development grant, urban regeneration grant, derelict land reclamation and the urban development corporations, is £532 million (net of reciepts). This is an increase of about 62 per cent. in real terms.
In addition, a number of the Department's other expenditure programmes contribute to the regeneration of the inner cities, including the additional housing allocations provided by estate action for tackling run down housing estates.