§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his reply, Official Report 14 April, columns 512–13, concerning European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund, how much of the receipts listed for the year represent a straight addition to the money otherwise available to the recipient, and hence a cash addition to the whole Northern Ireland economy; and how much of these receipts are used to offset the Government's expenditure in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Giles ShawAll payments under the European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund—FEOGA—guidance section for individual Northern Ireland capital investment projects are made direct to beneficiaries, and the receipts are additional to other grants. They are hence a cash addition to the whole Northern Ireland economy.