§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give gross spending for his Department in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms using April 1979 as 100 both (i) as a percentage of gross domestic product and (ii) per 100,000 of the population for each year 1978–79 to the latest available year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested is as follows:
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Northern Ireland block Northern Ireland block as a percentage of United Kingdom gross domestic product Northern Ireland block expenditure per 100,000 population Financial year Cash terms Real terms (April 1979 = 100) Cash terms Real terms (April 1979 = 100) £ million £ million per cent. £ million £ million 1978–79 2,099 2,099 1.20 138 138 1979–80 2,451 2,098 1.17 160 137 1980–81 2,837 2,051 1.19 185 134 1981–82 3,158 2,084 1.21 205 136 1982–83 3,464 2,133 1.21 225 139 1983–84 3,710 2,185 1.20 240 142 1984–85 4,011 2,248 1.21 259 145 1985–86 4,209 2,235 1.16 270 144 1986–87 4,427 2,277 1.13 283 145 1987–88 4,758 2,320 1.10 302 147 1988–89 5,373 2,444 1.12 340 155 1989–90 5,645 2,412 1.08 357 152 1990–91 5,784 2,279 1.04 364 143 Note:
(i) Figures for 1978–79 to 1983–84 have been adjusted to the new planning total definition.
(ii) Figures for 1988–89 and 1989–90 reflect the privatisation of Short Brothers and Harland.