§ 83. Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Minister of Technology what was the total value of contracts placed in Northern Ireland by his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what was the figure expressed as a percentage of the total United Kingdom figure.
§ Mr. Carmichael:The average total value of contracts over the last 10 years has been £6 million, 1.3 per cent, of the total United Kingdom figure. I am circulating a breakdown in the OFFICIAL REPORT. Following is the information.
The figures related to net values are:
Year £000s Percentages 1960–61 30,589 7.6 1961–62 1,984 0.5 1962–63 3,226 0.8 1963–64 1,869 0.4 1964–65 9,555 2.2 1965–66 1,611 0.3 1966–67 2,001 0.4 1967–68 1,474 0.3 1968–69 1,727 0.3 1969–70 (first 11 months) 5,487 1.4 * Complete figures for 1969–70 are not yet available.