HC Deb 06 June 1978 vol 951 cc137-8W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the £512,026 on milk and £5,085,993 on food spent by education and library boards in 1975–76 was on locally produced products.

Mr. Concannon

The proportions of money spent on locally produced products are as follows:

Milk 100 per cent.
Food about 78 per cent.

annual sum of money spent by the Northern Ireland Education and Library Board on grammar school scholarships.

Mr. Concannon

The Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards spent £12,169,282 on grammar school scholarships in the financial year 1976–77, the latest year for which audited accounts are available.