HC Deb 29 January 1990 vol 166 c13W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums of public money have been spent on the Brandywell stadium in Londonderry; and for what purposes in each of the last 10 years.

Dr. Mawhinney

[holding answer 23 January 1990]: In the 1988–89 and 1989–90 financial years, grant of £50,000 and £100,000 respectively was paid to Derry city council by the Department of Education towards costs incurred on construction works associated with terracing and stand facilities for spectators, floodlighting and related health and safety works.