HC Deb 01 July 1986 vol 100 cc485-6W
Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the last year for which figures are available the sums spent on (a) roads and road improvement, (b) sewerage, (c) new houses, housing repairs, (d) house modernisation, (e) educational building and (f) new work on harbours and repairs, in Scotland.

Mr. Rifkind

The estimated figures for 1985–86 for public expenditure within the Scotland programme are as follow:

£ million*
Road and road improvements 429
Sewerage 103
New houses 131
House improvements† 421
Educational Building 64
New work on harbours and repairs 7
* The figures represent estimated outturn of capital and, where appropriate, current expenditure from the Scotland programme by central government, local authorities and other public bodies. The figures do not include expenditure within Scotland on these services in other departments' programmes.
† Figures are not available for expenditure on housing repairs and modernisation separately. The figure in the table for "house improvements" comprises gross capital expenditure on all types of improvement work.