HC Deb 06 April 1982 vol 21 cc286-7W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the share of proceeds from offshore licensing revenue, for each financial year since 1968–69, received by (a) the Isle of Man and (b) Northern Ireland.

Mr. Gray

The share of proceeds from offshore licensing revenue paid to Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man since 1968–69 is as follows:

Financial Year Northern Ireland £ Isle of Man £
1968–69 8,336 309
1969–70 32,701 1,211
1970–71 38,488 1,425
1971–72 125,653 4,654
1972–73 1,226,326 45,419
1973–74 456,763 15,184
1974–75 396,615 14,590
1975–76 506,458.47 18,349.94
1976–77 638,173.24 23,385.33
1977–78 2,066,281.01 75,717.17
1978–79 6,448,471.47 236,298.92
1979–80 8,168,551.35 328,233.97
1980–81 11,600,203.90 493,001.86
1981–82 39,404,426.05 2,993,373.93

Italy Lire United Kingdom £ France Fr Federal Republic of Germany DM
1980 Purchasing power parity currency units per US dollar 821 0.527 5.67 2.57
1980 average actual currency units per US dollar 931 0.419 4.52 1.96
GDP using purchasing power parities for 1980:
GDP in current billions of US dollars 410.8 427.3 485.6 580.5
GDP per head in current US dollars 7,202 7,629 9,040 9,428