§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what bodies or organisations, for the day-to-day work or administration of which he does not answer parliamentary questions, receive finance from his Department's Vote.
§ Mr. PriorIn addition to the non-official bodies and local authorities to which the Northern Ireland 223W Departments give grants, they are sponsors for a number of executive bodies listed in "Non-Departmental Public Bodies; Facts and Figures 1981". In addition the Northern Ireland electricity service, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Northern Ireland fire authority, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, and its subsidiary public transport companies, and Harland and Wolff Ltd. and Short Brothers Ltd., which are publicly owned, receive finance from my Votes, and while I answer questions on the general principles underlying grants made, I do not answer for their detailed administration.