§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost to the Departmemnt of Agriculture in Northern Ireland of training students at colleges in the financial year 1983–84.
§ Dr. BoysonThe net teaching cost at the three agricultural colleges for 1983–84 was £2,445,000, excluding certain central administration and service costs.
§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students attended agriculture colleges in Northern Ireland in 1983–84.
§ Dr. Boyson434 on residential education courses, and some 480 various short training courses.
§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost to the Department 925W of Agriculture in Northern Ireland of payments towards the costs of agriculture students and research in Queen's university, Belfast, for the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information is not available in the precise form requested. Expenditure by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on agricultural*research and the faculty of agriculture was as follows:
Teaching Research £000's £000's 1981–82 585 2,410 1982–83 652 2,658 1983–84 564 2,687 *Note: Includes some research expenditure at centres other than Newforge.
Further information is available in the annual Northern Ireland Estimates and Appropriation Accounts for class 1. vote 1.