§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the total sums which are identifiable as having accrued to the Northern Ireland budget from EC sources in each year since 1973.
§ Mr. MatesNorthern Ireland's largest single source of funding from the European Community is the guarantee section of the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund. The bulk of such receipts are disbursed centrally by the Intervention Board executive agency (IBEA) and details of those receipts are not maintained on a regional basis.
The following amounts, however, have been identified as receipts from the European Community's three structural funds:
Year £ million 1973–74 0 1974–75 4 1975–76 4 1976–77 16 1977–78 14 1978–79 19 1979–80 31 1980–81 44 1981–82 41 1982–83 53 1983–84 51 1984–85 58 1985–86 44 1986–87 77 1987–88 111 1988–89 96 1989–90 95 1990–91 110 1991–92 132