§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons are employed by each of the 26 district councils; what is the expenditure on salaries, wages and associated costs; and how many are employed on the different functions of the councils, showing each function separately.
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§ Mr. GoodhartThese are primarily matters for individual district councils. However, I understand that on 31 March
District Non-Manual Manual Total Antrim … … … … … … 49 115 164 Ards … … … … … … 45 185 230 Armagh … … … … … … 72 111 183 Ballymena … … … … … … 149 154 303 Ballymoney … … … … … … 14 52 66 Banbridge … … … … … … 19 66 85 Belfast … … … … … … 1,253 2,428 3,681 Carrickfergus … … … … … … 33 111 144 Castlereagh … … … … … … 84 170 254 Coleraine … … … … … … 64 240 304 Cookstown … … … … … … 15 65 80 Craigavon … … … … … … 125 364 489 Down … … … … … … 75 122 197 Dungannon … … … … … … 29 105 134 Fermanagh … … … … … … 55 344 399 Larne … … … … … … 29 128 157 Limavady … … … … … … 12 60 72 Lisburn … … … … … … 55 221 276 Londonderry … … … … … … 137 323 460 Magherafelt … … … … … … 18 63 81 Moyle … … … … … … 23 52 75 Newry and Mourne … … … … … … 68 237 305 Newtownabbey … … … … … … 132 228 360 North Down … … … … … … 73 261 334 Omagh … … … … … … 86 114 200 Strabane … … … … … … 39 130 169 Total … … … … … … 2,753 6,449 9,202
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will set out in the Official Report the amount and proportionate increase over the preceding years of the local rate for 1980–81
Council District Rate 1979.80 District Rate 1980.81 Percentage Increase p p Antrim … … … … 22.5 29.0 28.9 Ards … … … … 24.0 36.0 50.0 Armagh … … … … 20.66 26.0 25.8 Ballymena … … … … 23.0 27.0 17.4 Ballymoney … … … … 19.5 25.5 30.8 Banbridge … … … … 24.0 28.0 16.7 Belfast … … … … 30.7 401 30.6 Carrickfergus … … … … 29.0 37.5 29.3 Castlereagh … … … … 21.5 28.0 30.2 Coleraine … … … … 27.0 34.5 27.8 Cookstown … … … … 18.5 22.5 21.6 Craigavon … … … … 32.0 37.0 15.6 Down … … … … 23.0 30.0 30.4 Dungannon … … … … 21.5 26.5 23.3 Fermanagh … … … … 23.5 29.5 25.5 Larne … … … … 30.0 35.0 16.7 Limavady … … … … 20.0 24.5 22.5 Lisburn … … … … 23.2 28.06 20.9 Londonderry … … … … 29.24 39.5 35.1 Magherafelt … … … … 16.0 19.0 18.8 Moyle … … … … 25.0 32.0 28.0 Newry and Mourne … … … … 22.5 27.0 20.0 Newtownabbey … … … … 32.0 38.0 18.8 North Down … … … … 24.0 32.0 33.3 Omagh … … … … 19.0 23.5 23.7 Strabane … … … … 26.0 31.0 19.2 It is for individual councils to explain the reasons for increases in their district rates.
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struck by each of the district councils, together with an indication in each case of main reasons for the increase.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe information is as follows:
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§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure, for the last year for which figures are available, on travel and subsistence expenses and attendance
Council Attendance allowances £ Travelling and subsistence allowances £ Total £ Antrim borough 3,421.00 1,229.69 4,650.69 Ards borough 4,828.00 1,611.22 6,439.22 Armagh district 6,614.57 1,908.55 8,523.12 Ballymena borough 9,120.12 1,156.30 10,276.42 Ballymoney borough 3,633.00 907.50 4,540.50 Banbridge district 4,818.05 1,418.99 6,237.04 Belfast city 18,842.60 1,944.41 20,787.01 Carrickfergus borough 6,514.09 509.08 7,023.17 Castlereagh borough 4,265.30 646.07 4,911.37 Coleraine borough 6,748.74 3,022.11 9,770.85 Cookstown district 3,916.00 1,468.60 5,384.60 Craigavon borough 8,716.11 2,521.70 11,237.81 Down district 7,284.14 2,041.04 9,325.18 Dungannon district 3,783.50 1,134.57 4,918.07 Fermanagh district 6,802.50 4,802.50 11,372.89 Larne borough 3,941.69 858.31 4,800.00 Limavady district 3,877.50 1,250.69 5,128.19 Lisburn borough 9,414.06 2,448.59 11,862.65 Londonderry city 9,941.00 2,437.67 12,378.67 Magherafelt district 3,910.50 1,805.77 5,716.27 Moyle district 3,851.50 1,386.43 5,237.93 Newry and Mourne district 16,179.20 6,622.05 22,801.25 Newtownabbey borough 8,039.00 1,636.22 9,675.22 North Down borough 6,561.88 1,944.92 8,506.80 Omagh district 5,619.64 2,330.76 7,950.40 Strabane district 5,170.00 3,258.23 8,428.23 Totals 175,581.58 52,301.97 227,883.55