§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show for each of the last three years the sums paid by the Government to each district council in Northern Ireland to encourage tourism; what sums for capital expenditure have been paid to each council for tourist amenities; and what are his projections for the current and future two years.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 23 January 19901: Government assistance to district councils for tourism development takes the form of grants toward the cost of providing tourist amenities. The amounts paid in each financial year are as follows: 829W
District council 1986–87 actual £
1987–88 actual £
1988–89 actual £
1989–90 estimated £
Newry and Mourne 17,193 25,552 28,624 53,423 Newtownabbey 0 0 0 0 North Down 11,070 3,787 0 14,682 Omagh 8,503 7,450 18,338 122,268 Strabane 0 655 18,588 45,512 TOTAL 1,017,082 698,095 843,472 1,232,341 Present estimates for the total expenditure for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are £1.17 million and £1.2 million respectively. Expenditure in respect of each council will depend on the extent and speed with which that council takes forward eligible projects.
Suckler cow gross margins (£s per cow) Cow Type 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Lowland 233 140 140 277 229 Original Less Favoured Area 232 191 180 253 299 New Less Favoured Area' — — 234 282 330 1 Insufficient data in 1984–85 and 1985–86 to justify publication. Source:The Northern Ireland Farm Business Survey.
An estimate of net profit per cow would require that farm fixed costs are allocated to individual enterprises. It is not possible to do this on a realistic basis.