HC Deb 20 January 1992 vol 202 cc67-8W
Dr. Kim Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a breakdown of the Government's urban regeneration expenditure by category of expenditure for each year since 1980 in constant prices.

Mr. Key [holding answer 16 January 1992]

Under the Action for Cities initiative several Government Departments are making a substantial contribution to urban regeneration, through a wide range of programmes. Since 1980, my own Department's urban group of programmes has spent as follows:

Outturn prices (£ million) At 1991–92 constant prices
1981–82 162 290
1982–83 283 473
1983–84 325 520
1984–85 1450 685
1985–86 436 629
1986–87 429 599
1987–88 483 640
1988–89 555 683
1989–90 2756 878

Outturn prices (£ million) At 1991–92 constant prices
1990–91 895 958
31991–92 884 884
1 Includes for 1984–85 onwards other Government Departments' contributions to the Urban Programme.
2 Includes City Action Teams from 1989–90 onwards.
3 (estimated).

Individual programme expenditure for 1991–92 is as follows:

£ million estimated outturn
Urban Programme 242.4
City Grant1 55.5
Derelict Land Grant 75.6
Urban Development Corporations 501.5
City Action Teams 8.1
Research 0.8
Total 884
1 Includes Urban Development Grant.

Programme information for previous years is available in relevant public expenditure White Papers and Departments' 1991 annual reports.

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