§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much money Northern Ireland has received from the European regional development fund in each financial year from 1 January 1973; how much of these receipts each year represented a cash addition to the Northern Ireland economy; and how much was used to offset Government expenditure on Northern Ireland;
(2) how much Northern Ireland's share of the United Kingdom's payments into the European Economic Community was for each financial year from 1 January 1973; how much Northern Ireland's share was of the receipts; how much of the receipts each year represented a cash addition to the Northern Ireland economy; and how much was used to offset Government expenditure on Northern Ireland;
(3) how much money Northern Ireland has been allocated from the European social fund in each financial year since 1 January 1973; how much of these receipts were paid to the private sector and how much to the public sector; how much each year represented a cash addition to the Northern Ireland economy; and how much was used to offset Government expenditure on Northern Ireland;
(4) how much money Northern Ireland has received from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guidance section in each financial year from 1 January 1973; how much of these receipts were paid to (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector; how much represented a cash addition to the Northern Ireland economy; and how much each year was used to offset Government expenditure in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.