§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked 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. GrayThe 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