§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total public expenditure in Northern Ireland in(a) total and (b) per capita in each of the last five years and the current year; and what are his projections for each of the next two years.
§ Sir John WheelerThe total public expenditure for Northern Ireland within the Secretary of State's responsibility and public expenditure per capita for the years 1988–89 to 1993–94 and forecasts for 1994–95 and 1995–96 are in the following table:
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§ Sir John WheelerThe average prison population for the last six financial years was as follows:
§ Mr. AncramThe total sheep annual premium quota for Northern Ireland is 1,393,888, of which 1,140,519 in the less-favoured areas—LFA—and 253,369 in the non-LFA. The total breeding ewe flock is currently estimated to be 1,142,399, of which 911,635 in the LFA and 230,764 in the non-LFA.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many mentally ill patients were treated(a) in the community and (b) as in-patients, for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(2) what percentage of patients were treated (a) as day patients, (b) as in-patients and (c) in the community by the NHS in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is not available in the form requested. Figures on in-patients and community treatment of mental illness patients are presented in the table:
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Total public expenditure Public expenditure per capita Year £ million £ 1988–89 5,436 3,445 1989–90 5,725 3,617 1990–91 5,872 3,694 1991–92 6,428 4,032 1992–93 7,092 4,402 1993–94 7,476 4,598 1994–95 7,703 4,703 1995–96 7,980 4,842