§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total amount of public expenditure by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Division, on the stocking of rivers and lakes with fish, in each year since 1980; and if he will give details by district council area.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 7 December 1989]: Spending by the Department of Agriculture on the stocking of the Department's public angling waters since 1980 has been:
Financial year Total expenditure on stocking £ 1980–81 60,630 1981–82 50,490 1982–83 53,034 1983–84 69,093 1984–85 90,199 1985–86 149,711 1986–87 156,294 1987–88 107,243 1988–89 124,437 It is not possible to allocate expenditure on stocking to individual district council areas as the information is not held in the form requested and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.