§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the information about the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland as stated in the Written Answer on 28th July 1981 (HI. Debates, Vol. 423, No. 127, col. 748).
§ Lord CockfieldThe revised figures for the subvention from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland for 1980-81 and the provisional figures for 1981–82 are as follows:
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£ million 1980–1981 revised outturn £ million 1981–1982 revised outturn Grant in Aid under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 640 585 Expenditure by Northern Ireland office 304 341 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Courts Service 5 5 Expenditure by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheris and Fod 42 34 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund 99 96 Total subvention 1,090 1,061 The revised figures for the additional information listed in the previous Written Answer are as follows:
The extra cost of the Army's task in Northern Ireland 111 149 Northern Ireland Department receipts from European Social Fund 23 23 Northern Ireland Department receipts from European Regional Development Fund 21 24 Receipts from the guidance section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 8 — Refunds of VAT 16 18