§ 25. Mr. Craigasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the total amounts paid from public funds to workers' co-operatives in Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years; and what was the total amount paid to each organisation over that period.
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§ Mr. ConcannonWhile there is no universally accepted definition of a workers' co-operative, payments totalling£68,630 were made by Northern Ireland Departments during the last three financial years to one organisation which is considered to possess the main features of such a co-operative. The payments were made as follows:
£ 1974–75 3,467 1975–76 39,430 1976–77 25,733