§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total amount spent by each area health board on the provision of home help services in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 16 January 1990]: The information following represents expenditure in cash terms on home help salaries and incidental expenses and does not include similar information on professional and clerical staff involved in the provision of the service:
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Northern Board £
Southern Board £
Eastern Board £
Western Board £
Total £
1979–80 1,893,389 2,187,959 4,771,576 1,686,338 10,539,262 1980–81 2,232,907 2,586,826 5,693,287 1,874,056 12,387,076 1981–82 2,938,992 3,003,696 6,637,044 2,337,646 14,917,378 1982–83 2,843,703 3,390,568 7,200,508 2,554,349 15,989,218 1983–84 3,083,577 3,689,195 7,349,699 2,584,367 16,706,838 1984–85 3,221,097 3,757,331 7,438,522 2,683,434 17,100,384 1985–86 3,466,446 4,194,696 8,125,473 3,038,568 18,825,180 1986–87 3,330,584 4,231,471 8,401,322 2,881,754 18,845,131 1987–88 3,741,591 4,921,126 9,877,840 3,387,835 21,928,392 1988–89 3,829,632 5,186,892 10,219,235 3,285,999 22,521,758