HC Deb 16 March 1989 vol 149 cc299-300W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total sum paid out in fees to outside organisations in the furtherance of privatisation by his Department in 1979–80 and each year to date; and what is the estimate for 1989–90.

Mr. Ian Stewart

[holding answer 13 March 1989]: The total sum paid out in fees to outside organisations in the furtherance of privatisation is:

Year £
1979–80 nil
1980–81 nil
1981–82 nil
1982–83 nil
1983–84 nil
1984–85 nil
1985–86 52,380
1986–87 4,298
1987–88 2,411

Precise figures for 1988–89 and 1989–90 are not yet available.