§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to what was the average gross margin for a suckler cow in Northern Ireland in the years 1984 to 1989; and what information he has as to the average net profit per cow.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 23 January 1990]: Average gross margins for suckler cows for the years 1984–85 to 1988–89 are presented in the table.
Academic Years 1987–88 £
1988–89 £
(a) The Queen's University of Belfast1 464,162 358,315 (b-d) University of Ulster2 453,450 528,000 Financial Years 1987–88 £
1988–89 £
(e) Stranmillis College 34,500 36,980 (f-g) St. Mary's College3 27,793 28,935 1 At QUB there was an apparent decline in funding, but this eflects the rationalisation of overspending in a previous year. 2 It is not possible to subdivide the amount of funding between the various campuses of the University. 3 St. Joseph's college ceased to exist as a separate entity when it nerged with St. Mary's college on 1 September 1985 to become St. dary's college.