§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the annual level of identifiable public expenditure per head in Northern Ireland as a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure between the fiscal years 1972–73 and 1992–93.
§ Mr. MatesThe information is readily available only since 1981–82 and is as follows:
Northern Ireland public expenditure per head as a percentage of United Kingdom Per cent. 1981–82 138 1982–83 140 1983–84 143 1984–85 144
1966–67 (1) 1967–68 (1) 1968–69 (1) 1969–70 (1) 1970–71 (1) 1971–72 (1) 1972–73 (1) 1973–74 (1) 1974–75 (1) Actual Including Security 52 63 74 74 88 126 181 312 389 Prices Excluding Security — — — — — — — 292 280 £ million Extra Army Costs (2) (2) (2) 2 7 14 29 33 45 (3) Including Security 489 576 644 612 673 883 1,173 1,890 1,969 1992 Prices Excluding Security — — — — — — — 1,769 1,417 £ million Extra Army Costs — — — 17 54 98 188 200 228
1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Actual Including Security 565 620 688 848 944 1,090 1,064 1,149 1,305 Prices Excluding Security 413 450 515 648 695 781 716 783 921 £ million Extra Army Costs 60 65 69 81 96 111 149 143 141 (3) Including Security 2,279 2,202 2,149 2,389 2,280 2,224 1,980 1,996 2,167 1992 Prices Excluding Security 1,666 1,598 1,609 1,826 1,678 1,594 1,332 1,360 1,529 £ million Extra Army Costs 242 231 216 228 232 226 277 248 234
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 (4) Actual Including Security 1,489 1,536 1,593 1,570 1,698 1,757 2,018 2,436 3,296 Prices Excluding Security 1,077 1,087 1,099 1,010 1,095 1,095 1,291 1,620 2,365 £ million Extra Army Costs 121 135 144 166 174 201 218 317 (5) (3) Including Security 2,353 2,301 2,312 2,160 2,178 2,115 2,249 2,540 3,296 1992 Prices Excluding Security 1,702 1,629 1,595 1,390 1,404 1,318 1,439 1,689 2,365 £ million Extra Army Costs 191 202 209 228 223 242 243 330 (5) (1) Separate figures for security costs within subvention are available only from 1973–74. Until 1978–79 the costs shown were law and order costs borne on United Kingdom votes: from 1979–80 the cost arethose of the NIO and the NI Court Service.
(2) Figures for extra Army costs are available only from 1969–70.
(3) Actual prices have been converted to 1992 prices by applying the appropriate Gross Domestic Product Deflator.
(4) Figures for 1992–93 are provisional.
(5) Figures for extra Army costs for 1992–93 are not yet available.
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Per cent. 1985–86 148 1986–87 147 1987–88 146 1988–89 158 1989–90 151 1990–91 141 1991–92 137 1992–93 1— 1Not yet available. Note: 1988–89 and 1989–90 figures for Northern Ireland include £247 and £193 per head respectively for costs associated with the privatisation of Shorts Brothers plc.