HC Deb 14 April 1980 vol 982 cc512-3W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money Northern Ireland has been allocated in each of the financial years since 1 January 1973 to date from the European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund; how much Northern Ireland received in each year; how much of these receipts each year were paid to the private sector; and how much to the public sector.

Mr. Giles Shaw

pursuant to his reply [27 March 1980, c. 687–88]: During the period 1 January 1973 to 31 December 1979, the amounts allocated and received

£ million
Allocations (Calendar Year) Receipts (Financial Year)
Year Private Sector Public Sector Year Private Sector Public Sector
1973 1.03 0.71 1973–74
1974 0.81 1.39 1974–75
1975 2.90 0.08 1975–76 0.45
1976 1.69 1976–77 1.87 0.31
1977 2.13 0.06 1977–78 1.28 0.31
1978 0.69 0.39 1978–79 0.70 0.24
1979 2.16 0.23 1979–80 1.19 0.14

No estimate can be made of Northern Ireland's share of receipts from schemes administered on United Kingdom basis including intervention arrangements.