§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide details of the reduction in expenditure on law, order and protective services from the £56,963,966 outturn for the year 1993–94 to the forecast of £39,709,000 for the year 1994–95.
§ Sir John WheelerThe forecast figure for 1994–95 of £39,709,000 under law, order and protective services referred only to expenditure on fire services which is borne on the Northern Ireland consolidated fund. The 165W outturn figure for 1993–94 was £38,947,000. Expenditure on other law, order and protective services—for example, police and prisons—is borne on the United Kingdom consolidated fund. The outturn figure used in the Northern Ireland financial statement includes prior year fire service cash issues from the Northern Ireland consolidated fund and, incorrectly, cash issues for water and sewerage. The classifications used in the Northern Ireland financial statement are currently under review.