§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the information about the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland as stated in the Official Report of 20th June 1984 (Vol. 453, Col. 427).
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyell)The revised figures for the subvention from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland for 1984–85 and the provisional figures for 1985–86 are as follows:
£ million 1984–85 Revised Outturn £ million 1985–86 Provisional Outturn Grant in aid under the Northern Ireland Constitiution Act 1973 .. .. .. .. 905 955 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Office .. .. .. 401 437 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Courts Service .. 11 13 Expenditure by Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food .. .. .. .. 77 68 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund .. .. .. .. 95 60 Total Subvention .. .. 1,489 1,533 The revised figures for the additional information listed in the previous Written Answer are as follows:—
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£ million 1984–85 Revised Outturn £ million 1985–86 Provisional Outturn The extra cost of the Army's task in Northern Ireland .. 121 135 Northern Ireland Departmental Receipts from European Social Fund .. .. .. 38 26 Northern Ireland Departmental Receipts from the European Regional Development Fund 17 18 Receipts from the guidance section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund .. .. 15 15 Urban Renewal Regulation .. 14 23 Refunds of VAT .. .. 25 27