§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the changes in financial and policy terms to the provision for urban regeneration, including "Making Belfast Work", arising from his recent statement on public expenditure in Northern Ireland. [10987]
§ Mr. MossThe recent statement on public expenditure in Northern Ireland re-iterated the importance that the Government place on urban regeneration as a major policy initiative. "Making Belfast Work" will have £23 million available for its economic and social programmes in 1997–98 representing a £5 million baseline reduction in the existing allocation.
Otherwise, urban regeneration vote provision is to be reduced by £4 million over the same period, leaving almost £31 million available for regeneration initiatives in Belfast, Londonderry and regional growth centres.