§ Lord Kilclooneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the amount paid by each of the 26 Northern Ireland district councils for expenses of councillors in the last financial year for which figures are available. [HL810]
§ Baroness AmosThe total amount of expenses, which includes personal allowances and travelling and subsistence expenses, paid to councillors during the 2002–03 financial year by each of the 26 councils in Northern Ireland, was as follows:
2002–03 District Council £ Antrim 128,871 Ards 206,543 Armagh 164,185 Ballymena 200,606 Ballymoney 135,947 Banbridge 122,860 Belfast 465,188 Carrickfergus 148,415 Castlereagh 177,910 Coleraine 169,499 Cookstown 109,363 Craigavon 195,763 Derry 244,558 Down 162,275 Dungannon 171,235 Fermanagh 199,082 Larne 102,873 Limavady 118,638 Lisburn 220,739 Magherafelt 111,211 Moyle 105,716 Newry & Mourne 335,218 Newtownabbey 194,051 North Down 180,855 Omagh 190,641 Strabane 143,611