§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty' s Government:
Whether they will update the information about the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland as stated in the Official Report of 12th May 1983,Vol. 442, col. 697.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyell)The revised figures for the subvention from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland for 1982–83 and the provisional figures for 1983–84 are as follows:
£ million 1982–83 revised outturn £ million 1983–84 provisional outturn Grant in aid under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 630 775 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Office 356 372 Expenditure by Northern Ireland courts service 10 12 Expenditure by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 68 70 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund 85 77 Total Subvention 1,149 1,306 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 143 141 Northern Ireland Departmental receipts from European Social Fund 35 38 Northern Ireland departmental receipts from European Regional Development Fund 18 14 Receipts from the guidance section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 7 11 Refunds of VAT 18 27 The Urban Renewal Regulation was adopted on 21st June 1983: the first receipts were received in 1983–84:—
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