§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of public expenditure in Northern Ireland has been spent on the industrial research and technology unit in each of the last five years; and what is the planned proportion for the next two years. [36147]
§ Mr. AncramResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Industrial Research and Technology Unit under its chief executive, Mr. F. G. McConnell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from F. G. McConnell to Ms Marjorie Mowlam, dated 8 July 1996:
86WThe Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me, as Chief Executive of the Industrial Research and Technology Unit (IRTU), to reply to your question about the unit's expenditure.local management of schools post-primary funding (a) in each of the five area boards, (b) as between voluntary and controlled grammar schools and (c) in maintained integrated schools and in each case set out the reasons for the differences in unit costs. [35319]
§ Mr. AncramThe table details the pupil per capita expenditure costs over the last three financial years:
IRTU's total expenditure since its establishment in March 1992 and planned expenditure for future years together with the corresponding Public Expenditure amounts are as follows:
IRTU £ million Northern Ireland public expenditure block £ million IRTU expenditure proportion for total NI public expenditure Percentage 1992–93 14.3 (Actual) 6,580 (Actual) 0.2 1993–94 18.2 (Actual) 7,085 (Actual) 0.3 1994–95 18.2 (Actual) 7,407 (Actual) 0.3 1995–96 16.9 (Actual) 7,823 (Estimate) 0.2 1996–97 17.8 (Planned) 8,015 (Planned) 0.2 1997–98 17.8 (Planned) 8,210 (Planned) 0.2 1998–99 17.8 (Planned) 8,273 (Planned) 0.2 I hope your will find this reply useful.