§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the outturn public expenditure on the urban programme in Scotland in(a) cash prices and (b) 1992–93 prices in each year since the programme was initiated.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 23 March 1993]: The information is as follows:
Expenditure by The Scottish Office Year Outturn at Cash Prices £ million Outturn at 1992–93 Prices £ million 1992–93 159.936 59.936 1991–92 52.443 54.540 1990–91 42.662 46.928 1989–90 32.049 38.138 1988–89 26.046 33.078 1987–88 23.850 32.436 1986–87 21.022 30.271 1985–86 20.022 29.632 1984–85 17.203 27.008 1983–84 10.902 17.879 1982–83 15.377 26.448 1981–82 10.001 18.401 1980–81 8.918 18.014 1979–80 6.318 15.100 1978–79 6.309 17.602 1977–78 2.208 6–844 1976–77 2.002 7.047 1975–76 1.065 4.249 1974–75 1.158 5.801 1973–74 0.628 3.768 1972–73 0.310 1.990 1971–72 0.123 0.853 1970–71 0.063 0.478 Anticipated. The outturn figures represent grants paid by the Scottish Office at the rate of 75 per cent. of approved costs incurred by local authorities on urban programme projects. Grants are paid on the basis of claims submitted by local authorities in respect of expenditure incurred in the previous financial year.
The urban programme in Scotland was introduced in 1969.