HC Deb 30 April 1980 vol 983 c539W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure in Northern Ireland on housing for each of the past five years, expressing the figures as a percentage of total Northern Ireland expenditure, and in each case in 1980 values.

Mr. Goodhart

Figures for public expenditure on housing over the last five years in Northern Ireland are only available at 1979 survey prices and are contained in table 2.15 of the Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84 (Cmnd. 7841).

Expressed in percentage terms, the proportion of housing expenditure to total public expenditure is as follows:

per cent.
1975–76 7.93
1976–77 10.47
1977–78 9.30
1978–79 8.46
1979–80 9.32