§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the information about the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland as stated in the Written Answer on 13th May 1980 (H.L. Debates Vol. 409, cols. 248–250).
§ Lord CockfieldThe revised figures for the subvention from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland for 1979–80 and the provisional figures for 1980–81 are as follows:—
1979–80 revised outturn £ million 1980–81 provision at outturn £ million Grant in Aid under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 590 640 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Office 245 305 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Courts Services 4 5 Expenditure by the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food 33 43 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund 72 98 *Refund of VAT 12 16 Total subvention 956 1,107 *Not now regarded as part of the subvention. The revised figures for the additional information requested in the noble Lord's previous Question are as follows:
Information of the receipts flowing from the Guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund is not collected on a regional basis.
The extra cost of the Army's task in Northern Ireland 96 111 Northern Ireland Department Receipts from European Social Fund 14 23 Northern Ireland Department Receipts from European Regional Development Fund 8 21 European Regional Development Fund contribution to the interest cost of loans raised by the Northern Ireland Electricity Service from the European Investment Bank 8 — Receipts from the Guidance section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 4 8