HC Deb 20 March 1986 vol 94 cc297-8W
Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many public employees are currently having deductions made from their pay under the Payment for Debt Act; what was the total of deductions in February for public employees; and what percentage this represented of their total net earnings.

Dr. Boyson

The available information is in respect of the quarter ended 31 December 1985, when 1,991 public

Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the percentage and real spending increases of expenditure in the health service in Northern Ireland for (a) hospitals and (b) community health services, excluding central management, for each year since 1979.

Mr. Needham

The following table contains the information requested.

sector employees had deductions of £439,000 made from their pay; information on earnings is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.