asked the Minister for the Environment if he will provide an estimate of public capital spending affecting the building and construction industry in 1979.
Written Answers. - Building and Construction Industry Spending.
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It is estimated that public capital expenditure affecting the building industry in 1979 was £611.63 million. A detailed breakdown of this total and of the corresponding expenditure for 1976 to 1978 and 1980 is contained in table 5 of the Public Capital Programme which was recently published.