§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the types of financial assistance by way of grant or otherwise which may be given at the discretion of a Northern Ireland Department, where the moneys required for giving the assistance(a) are payable out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland, or (b) may be appropriated by Northern Ireland Assembly measure.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 12 January 1989]: All payments by Northern Ireland Departments of grants and other assistances are contained in the various Northern Ireland departmental votes and are funded from the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund. The Northern 396W Ireland Estimates 1988–89", a copy of which is in the Library contains detailed spending plans for Northern Ireland Departments, which include details of such grants and assistance.