§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government: How they propose to allocate to individual programmes in Northern Ireland the public expenditure totals announced on 15th November.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Skelmersdale)In his Autumn Statement on 15th November, my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced total public expenditure planning figures for the Northern Ireland programme. We have now decided on the following allocations to individual programmes:—
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£m Programme 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 Northern Ireland Office: Law, Order, Protective and Miscellaneous Services 684 730 780 NI Departments: Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Services and Support 113 110 120 Industry Trade and Employment 481 440 440 Energy -35 -70 -110 Transport 162 170 180 Housing 248 250 260
£m Programme 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 Environmental and Miscellaneous Services 243 250 260 Law, Order and Protective Services (Fire Service) 32 30 30 Education 989 1,040 1,080 Health and Personal Social Services 1,035 1,090 1,140 Social Security Administration 117 120 120 Other Public Services 68 70 80 Total NI Block (excluding Social Security Benefits) 4,136 4,270 4,380 Social Security Benefits 1,751 1,900 2,010 Total NI Block 5,887 6,170 6,390 National Agricultue and Fishery Support 81 70 70 Total Northern Ireland Programme 5,968 6,240 6,460 Notes:
(1) Figures are rounded to nearest £1m for 1990/91 and to the nearest £10m for 1991/92 and 1992/93. Figures may not sum to totals due to roundings.
(2) Figures for the Industry, Trade and Employment programme include support for capital investment and restructuring costs of Shorts and Harland and Wolff, following their privatisation.
(3) Figures for the Energy programme are negative because it is anticipated that in the years concerned NIE will be repaying loans to Government: while it is Government's intention that NIE should be privatised early in 1992, work is at an early stage and the PE plans for the energy programme for 1992/93 have not yet been adjusted to reflect the proposed privatisation.
(4) Figures for Social Security administration also include district councils' share of rate rebates.
The planning figures for 1990/91 form the basis for preparation by Northern Ireland 'Departments and the Northern Ireland Office of Main Estimates for the coming year. These will be presented to Parliament in due course.
The allocations reflect our assessment of how best to distribute the Northern Ireland Public Expenditure totals in response to local needs and circumstances. Copies of a more detailed statement on these allocations have been placed in the Library of the House of Lords.