§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will itemise the cost of contracts placed by each Government Department in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and express such amounts as a percentage of the net total value of contracts placed by each department.
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Financial Years 1960–61 1961–62 Contracts placed in Northern Ireland Per cent. of total United Kingdom Contracts placed in Northern Ireland Per cent. of total United Kingdom £000 £000 Admiralty … … … (1) 232 .34 8,153 8.26 (2) 170 5.65 80 2.56 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … (1) — — — — (2) — — — — Air Ministry … … … (1) 80 .12 450 .63 (2) 1,100 2.9 1,000 3.1 Ministry of Aviation … … … (1) 30,588 7.55 1,984 .45 (2) — — — — Ministry of Health … … … (1) 1,014 5.85 919 4.64 (2) — — — — Prison Commission … … … (1) 10 .8 10 1.0 (2) — — — — Stationery Office … … … (1) 131 .74 165 .79 (2) — — — — War Office … … … (1) 1,384 1.28 1,511 1.32 (2) 176 1.36 1,566 7.89 Ministry of Public Buildings and Works … (1) 105 .65 96 .54 (2) 297 1.23 24 .08 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. (1) — — — — (2) — — — — Notes (1) Represents figures of contracts for stores. (2) Represents building and civil engineering contracts. All figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and show centrally-placed contracts, i.e., excluding contracts placed by local offices for water, electricity, fuel etc. The figures relate to the placing of main contracts, and do not necessarily reflect the placing of sub-contracts or the location of factories in which the work is actually done. Up to 23rd November, 1959, the Ministry of Supply placed contracts on behalf of both the War Office and the Ministry of Aviation. The figures of such Ministry of Supply contracts are included in the Ministry of Aviation figures up to this date, and there is no element for contracts placed by the Ministry of Supply in the War Office figures. (1) In these cases, the figures reflect the value of work done, and not of contracts placed. (2) Estimated figure, owing to incomplete records. (3) Records for these years do not include contracts worth less than £500.