§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will update the information on the United Kingdom subvention to Northern Ireland published on 23rd June 1988 (Official Report, Vol. 498; col. 1045).
408WA
§ 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 1987–88 and the provisional figures for 1988–89 are as follows:—
£ million 1987–88 Outturn £ million 1988–89 Provisional Outturn Grant in aid under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 855 910* Expenditure by Northern Ireland Office 544 580 Expenditure by Northern Ireland Court Service 16 24 Contribution from the Great Britain National Insurance Fund 155 185 Total Subvention 1,570 1,699* * These figures exclude a payment of £390 million in connection with Shorts Bros. plc. The revised figures for the additional information listed in the previous Written Answer are as follows:—
The extra cost of the Army's task in Northern Ireland 168 225 Northern Ireland Departmental Receipts from European Social Fund 56 36 Northern Ireland Department Receipts from the European Development Fund 46 48 Receipts from the guidance section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 10 12 Urban Renewal Regulation 5 NIL Refunds of VAT 31 29