§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what are the amounts of expenditure by education and library boards on library books for each year from 1975 to 1984 inclusive;
(2) what are the amounts of expenditure by education and library boards on library books per head of population for each year from 1975 to 1984 inclusive.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is as follows:
Financial Year £ Board Expenditure Per Capita Expenditure 1975–76 1,861 1.21 1976–77 2,218 1.44 1977–78 2,797 1.82 1978–79 3,078 2.00 1979–80 2,762 1.79 1980–81 2,625 1.70 1981–82 2,268 1.45 1982–83 1,880 1.20 1983–84 2,154 1.37 1984–85 2,176 1.38