§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total volume of expenditure allocated to local authorities, the health authorities, the Housing Executive and all other recipients of public expenditure in Ulster in 1984–85.
§ Dr. BoysonThe allocation of public funds in 1984–85 to bodies whose expenditure is not classified as central Government expenditure are shown below. Information about allocations to a wide range of other bodies funded directly by Northern Ireland Departments, whose expenditure is classified as central Government expenditure, can be found in the 1984–85 Estimates for Services under the Government of Northern Ireland.
£000 Education and library boards 206,433 Grants to district councils 17,144 Northern Ireland Housing Executive 299,100 Northern Ireland Electricity Service 82,905 Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company 20,518 Northern Ireland public trust ports 637 Police Authority for Northern Ireland 254,452 Fire Authority for Northern Ireland 16,805
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the level of central Government expenditure in Ulster for each of the years 1970 to 1984.
§ Dr. BoysonThe following figures show the total outturn of public expenditure for the years 1976–77 to60W to regional support in Great Britain are the standard capital grants scheme, administered by the Department of Economic Development, and the selective financial assistance provided by the Industrial Development Board or— in the case of smaller companies—by the local enterprise development unit. Gross expenditure on these elements, and on employment and training measures, since 1970, are as follows. Records are not kept of expenditure by county.
1983–84 for those services which are the direct responsibility either of the Northern Ireland Office or of Northern Ireland Departments. These figures are as far as possible on a consistent basis in terms of the services covered, and reflect the definitions of public expenditure contained in the 1984 Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 9143). Figures for earlier years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
£ million cash 1976–77 1,300 1977–78 1,429 1978–79 1,713 1979–80 2,021 1980–81 2,342 1981–82 2,638 1982–83 2,832 1983–84 3,043