THE EARL OF CLANCARTYasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom in the last financial year on Northern Ireland.
UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO NORTHERN IRELAND 1973–74 Actual £ million 1974–75 Estimate £ million Special payments for: Health Services (£15 million) Social Services (£30 million) Regional Employment Premiums (£8 million) 53 Nil Great Britain National Insurance Fund contribution to Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund 30 30 Grant-in-Aid 175 200 Direct Expenditure by*: NIO and PSA (includes cost of law, order and protective services from 1st January 1974) 20 81 MAFF (Agricultural support and, in 1974–75, Food subsidies) 30 37 MAFF Agricultural remoteness Grant 2 2 310 350 Loans from National Loans Fund 66 80 TOTAL 376 430 * Excluding Defence. These payments are separate from the payment to Northern Ireland in respect of their share of United Kingdom taxation. In 1973–74 this amounted to some £320 million. The estimate for 1974–75 is £420 million.