§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the allocation to individual programmes in Northern Ireland of the public expenditure totals announced on 15 November.
§ Mr. BrookeIn his Autumn Statement on 15 November, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced total public expenditure planning figures for the Northern Ireland programme. I have now decided on the following allocations to individual programmes:
The allocations reflect my assessment of how best to distribute the Northern Ireland public expenditure totals 273W in response to local needs and circumstances. Copies of a more detailed statement on these allocations have been placed in the Library of the House of Commons.