§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what response he has received to his proposals for linking the Royal Military College of Science with civilian universities for some aspects of its teaching programme.
Northern Ireland Departments Financial Year 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 £ £ £ £ Finance/Department of the Civil Service* 16,750 25,230 20,200 40,600 Commerce 23,939 17,453 14,942 9,871 Agriculture 18,987 31,480 29,876 189,070 Manpower Services 2,118,571 3,912,881 4,436,232 8,003,804 Environment 4,145,452 8,187,499 12,760,451 21,542,373 Health and Social Services 504,458 861,998 1,033,252 1,480,677 Education 2,253,503 2,390,908 2,860,991 2,238,372 Northern Ireland Office 116,000 148,595 237,670 314,256 * These two Departments were amalgamated on 1 April 1982. The voluntary organisations receiving funds from Northern Ireland Departments are contained in the following lists:
Department of Finance/Department of the Civil Service
- The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
- The Government Police Fund
- The Army Benevolent Fund
Department of Commerce
- Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge
- Boys' Brigade, Belfast Battalion
- Provincial Masonic Grand Lodge
- Council of the Northern Ireland War Memorial YMCA
- Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
- Belfast Voluntary Welfare Society
Department of Agriculture
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- Royal Ulster Agriculture Society
- Other Show and ploughing Societies
- Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
§ Mr. WigginWe are having discussions with a number of universities and hope to receive detailed proposals from them in the autumn.