§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the allocation to individual programmes in Northern Ireland of the public expenditure totals announced on 12 November.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewIn his autumn statement on 12 November, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced total public expenditure planning figures for the Northern Ireland programme. I have now decided on the allocations to individual programmes as shown in the table. Copies of a more detailed statement have been placed in the Library. These allocations reflect my assessment of how best to distribute the Northern Ireland public expenditure totals in response to local needs and circumstances.
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£ Million Programme 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Northern Ireland Office: Law, Order, Protective and Miscellaneous Services 902 910 930 Northern Ireland Departments: Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Service and Support 124 130 130 Industry, Trade and Employment 466 450 440 Energy 6 10 10 Roads and Transport 174 170 170 Housing 244 250 260 Environmental and Miscellaneous Services 238 250 250 Law, Order and Protective Services (Fire Service) 39 40 40 Education, Arts and Libraries 1,234 1,300 1,360 Health and Personal Social Services 1,318 1,410 1,500
£ Million Programme 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Social Security Administration 146 140 140 Other Public Services 93 100 100 Total NI Block (excluding Social Security Benefits) 4,984 5,160 5,320 Social Security Benefits 2,353 2,390 2,470 Total NI Block 7,338 7,550 7,790 National Agricultural and Fishery Support 122 140 150 Total Northern Ireland Programme 7,460 7,690 7,940 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1 million for 1993–94 and to the nearest £10 million for 1994–95 and 1995–96. Figures may not sum to totals due to roundings.
2. The health and personal social services programme includes a transfer of £25 million, £65 million and £100 milllion from social security benefits for community care.
3. The 1993–94 figures will form the basis for preparation of the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments' main estimates. These will be presented to Parliament in due course.