§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the sums paid for criminal damage to property in each year or financial year since 1968–69 in Northern Ireland and the sums at 1981 prices based on the retail price index.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information is as follows: 199W
Financial Year Actual Expenditure Expenditure revalued by reference to retail price index 1968–69 12,036 48,679 1969–70 1,976,760 7,587,651 1970–71 2,780,604 10,030,715 1971–72 3,966,680 13,075,168 1972–73 26,592,312 81,824,885 1973–74 27,901,114 78,690,093 1974–75 40,209,285 97,725,239 1975–76 45,844,522 89,682,495 1976–77 49,975,314 83,885,998 1977–78 37,217,730 53,924,809 1978–79 39,150,499 52,379,432 1979–80 39,629,926 46,757,993 1980–81 *44,677,383 44,677,383 *Provisional.