§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the sums paid in compensation for injuries and death in Northern Ireland for each year or financial year since 1968–69 and the sums at the actual costs and at 1981 costs on the basis of the retail price index.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information is as follows:
Financial Year Actual Expenditure Expenditure revalued by reference to retail price index 1968–69 2,356 9,529 1969–70 131,876 506,197 1970–71 443,474 1,599,782 1971–72 724,470 2,388,034 1972–73 2,173,524 6,687,961 1973–74 3,927,946 11,078,068 1974–75 6,022,556 14,637,308 1975–76 7,937,751 15,528,078 1976–77 6,307,724 10,587,822 1977–78 7,529,349 10,909,282 1978–79 10,621,229 14,210,137 1979–80 8,737,357 10,308,908 1980–81 *10,019,866 10,019,866 *Provisional.