asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list how much urban programme money has been granted to Wirral in the last three financial years, and the extent to which Wirral has spent this allocation.

The information is as follows:

Financial year	Allocation	Outturn spend
	£ million	£ million
1984–85	7·81	7·06
1985–86	6·16	5·21
1986–87	6·65	16·65
1 Estimated.

These figures include Wirral's inner area programme allocation (£3·67 million each year) and additional grants made available from the urban programme for specific special housing initiatives.