§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will authorise additional funding to attract private sector interests to participate in approved private-public partnership schemes for the regeneration of derelict urban areas.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Government's plans for public expenditure on urban regeneration, including support by the way of urban development grant and urban regeneration grant for schemes undertaken by the private sector, are set out in the White Paper on public expenditure which was published yesterday.