§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the projects affected by the Chancellor's statement of public expenditure retrenchment announced on 21st May which fall on his Vote and indicate the total savings expected for the current and prospective year.
§ Mr. David HowellThe Chancellor's statement will have no direct effect on the Vote for the Northern Ireland Office. Expenditure in Northern Ireland has been subjected to scrutiny as has public expenditure for the rest of the United Kingdom, but as the Chancellor made clear account has been taken of the varying circumstances in various parts of the country. Although care will be taken to restrain expenditure in so far as the special circumstances in Northern Ireland allow there is no intention of reducing it below the level of the last White Paper.