§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total subvention received by the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund in each of the last four years for which figures are available
§ Mr. AlisonThe total subvention to Northern Ireland in each of the last four financial years was as follows:
Financial Year £ million 1976–77 620 1977–78 *688 1978–79 848 1979–80 944 * Excludes a once-for-all payment of £250 million to write off debt of the Northern Ireland Electricity Service. The above figures include, in addition to grant-in-aid paid to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund, other sums which are not receipts to that fund such as agricultural subsidies paid by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; a parity payment from the Great Britain national insurance fund to the Northern Ireland national insurance fund; and expenditure on law and order and protective services borne on United Kingdom Votes.