§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the information about the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland given in the Official Report of 30th June 1986 (Col. 742).
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyell)The revised figures for the subvention from the United Kingdom596WA to Northern Ireland for 1985–86 and the provisional figures for 1986–87 are as follows:—
£ million1985–86 Revised Outturn £ million1986–87 Provisional Outturn Grant in aid under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 955 845 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Office 436 480 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Courts Service 13 16 Expenditure by Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food 72 79 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund 60 175 Total Subvention 1,536 1,595 The revised figures for the additional information listed in the previous Written Answer are as follows:
£ million1985–86 Revised Outturn £ million1986–87 Provisional Outturn The extra cost of the Army's task in Northern Ireland 135 150 Northern Ireland departmental receipts from the European Social Fund 26 54 Northern Ireland departmental receipts from the European Regional Development Fund. 18 25 Receipts from the guidance section of the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund. 15 9 Urban Renewal Regulation 23 Nil Refunds of VAT 27 35