§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish figures for 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86 showing expenditure in Northern Ireland on (a) student awards, distinguishing between awards for fees and awards for maintenance, and on (b) vocational training allowances, job creation allowances and similar outlays, which in the rest of the United Kingdom are administered by the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is as follows:
£ million 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 (a) Awards Fees 10.298 11.260 11.933 Maintenance 25.251 26.411 27.053 (b) Allowances Vocational training 15.651 16.144 17.678 Job creation 11.528 16.813 21.221 Similar outlays 0.155 0.282 0.299