§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of expenditure on personal social services in Northern Ireland for each of the years 1972–73 to 1981–82 at 1977 survey prices.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th January 1978; Vol. 943, c. 68], gave the following information:
The information is as follows:
Year £ million (at 1977 survey prices) 1974–75 27.0 (outturn) 1975–76 29.7 (outturn) 1976–77 32.4 (outturn) 1977–78 33.1 (estimate) 1978–79 36.4 (estimate) 1979–80 37.8 (estimate) 1980–81 37.5 (estimate) 1981–82 36.4 (estimate) Comparable figures cannot be reliably obtained for the years 1972–73 and 1973–74, since personal social services were administered on a different basis before October 1973.