§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1973 the amount of compensation payments made under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving the amounts in each year since 1 January 1977, of payments made under the Northen Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows:—
Financial Year Amount Paid £ 1973–74 34,156 1974–75 27,848 1975–76 122,529 1976–77 133,797 1977–78 108,890 1978–79* 82,845 1979–80 148,571 1980–81 157,073 1981–82 115,375 1982–83 143,619 1983–84 174,240 1984–85† 235,384 Notes: * Of this amount some £13,000 for April and May 1978 was paid under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973. The balance of compensation for 1978/79 and all subsequent payments were made under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 which came into operation on 1 June 1978. † This amount may be subject to a slight variation on completion of the Appropriation Account.