§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 19 March 1984, c. 380]: It is not possible to determine Northern Ireland's actual share of the United Kingdom's contribution to the European Community because payments are made on a national and not a regional basis. Similarly it is not possible to identify the full extent of receipts from the Community.
Figures for the notional attribution of part of Northern Ireland's share of the United Kingdom's payments and for those areas where receipts can be identified are as follows:
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Financial Year Attributed Share (part) £ million Identified Receipts £ million 1973–74 1.0 — 1974–75 5.6 3.6 1975–76 7.9 3.6 1976–77 12.7 16.1 1977–78 *16.0 16.8 1978–79 23.9 22.3 1979–80 28.1 35.6 1980–81 28.2 50.3 1981–82 47.9 47.6
Financial Year Attributed Share (part) £ million Identified Receipts £ million 1982–83 †75.2 60.0 1983–84 †83.3 ‡42.7 Total 332.2 298.6 * Figures from 1977–78 onwards given in previous replies have been adjusted to show final outturn. † Provisional. ‡ To December 1983. All receipts represent cash additions to the recipients and are subject to normal European Community audit arrangements.
The overall level of receipts is taken into account in the Government's decisions on public expenditure allocations, and their availability enables public expenditure to be maintained at a higher level than would otherwise be feasible.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 19 March 1984, c. 380]: The following amounts were received from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guidance section:
£ million Financial Year Individual Capital Projects Other Guidance Schemes† Total Private Sector Public Sector* (Private Sector) 1973–74 — — — — 1974–75 — — 0.25 0.25 1975–76 0.45 — 0.21 0.66 1976–77 1.87 0.31 0.27 2.45 1977–78 1.28 0.31 1.28 2.87 1978–79 0.70 0.24 2.46 3.40 1979–80 1.27 0.20 3.21 4.68 1980–81 1.91 1.05 3.35 6.31 1981–82 1.43 0.13 4.69 6.25 1982–83 2.47 0.99 3.30 6.76 1983–84‡ 1.34 0.37 7.89 9.60 Total 12.72 3.60 26.91 43.23 In addition, £300,000 was received by the public sector between September 1973 and December 1983 for socio-economic training. * Includes the Milk Marketing Board, which is not financed from public funds although it is a statutory body. † Refers to the approximate share of total expenditure in Northern Ireland on various structural schemes which were applied throughout the United Kingdom. ‡ To December 1983. All these receipts represent cash additions to the recipients and are subject to normal European Community audit arrangements.
The overall level of receipts is taken into account in the Government's decisions on public expenditure allocations and their availability enables public expenditure to be maintained at a higher level than would otherwise be feasible.