HC Deb 27 March 1980 vol 981 c690W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much money Northern Ireland has been allocated in each of the financial years since 1 January 1973 to date from the European agricultural 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;

(2) how much Northern Ireland's share of the United Kingdom's payments into the EEC was for each financial year from 1 January 1973 to date; how much were the receipts; how much of these receipts represented a cash addition to the whole Northern Ireland economy; how much of these receipts each year is used to offset part of the Government's expenditure on Northern Ireland; how much of these receipts each year represented a straight addition to the money otherwise available to the recipients and hence a cash addition to the whole Northern Ireland economy; and how much of these each year was used to offset part of the Government's expenditure in Northern Ireland receipts.

Mr. Rossi

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.