§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will break down the money voted to his Department in each year since 1979 between that covering the work of the Northern Ireland Departments, and that covering the work of the Northern Ireland Office.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 4 July 1983, c. 28]: The amounts voted to cover the work of the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office from 1979 by financial years are as follows:
Northern Ireland Departments Northern Ireland Office £ £ 1979–80 1,768,489,000 895,517,000 1980–81 2,126,887,000 1,005,521,000 1981–82 2,388,224,000 1,127,904,000 1982–83 2,581,037,000 1,115,209,000