§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total annual budget in real terms for Northern Ireland, actual or estimated, for each financial year since 1990. [32583]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested is shown in the table and relates to total gross public expenditure for Northern Ireland, including cyclical social security benefits, at 1994–95 price levels.
(1994–95 prices) £ million 1990–911 7,588 1991–921 7,923 1992–91 8,288 1993–941 8,559 1994–951 8,872 1995–962 8,981 1 Outturn. 2 Estimated Outturn.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total annual budget in real terms for the(a) Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Water Service, (b) Northern Ireland Electricity Service, (c) Department of Economic Development, (d) Northern Ireland Housing Executive, (e) Social Security Agency, (f) Department of Agriculture, (g) Child Support Agency, (h) Department of Education, (i) Department of Health and Social Services, (j) Department of Finance and Personnel, (k) Northern Ireland Office, (l) Southern education and library board; (m) Southern health and social services board, (n) Department of Environment Roads Service, (o) the Local Enterprise Development Unit and (p) the Industrial Development Board, actual or estimated, for each financial year since 1990. [32584]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information is shown in the table and relates to gross public expenditure at 1994–95 price levels for the bodies requested.
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Gross public expenditure £ million (1994–95 prices) 1990–91 Outturn 1991–92 Outturn 1992–93 Outturn 1993–94 Outturn 1994–95 Outturn 1995–96 Estimated outturn (n) DOE Roads Service 155 159 153 158 161 154 (o) LEDU 50 41 36 34 35 34 (p) IDB 268 240 185 173 167 153 1. The NIE was privatised in 1993.
2. The Social Security Agency and the Child Support Agency were created in 1991–92 and 1993–94 respectively.
3. Figures for DHSS include the Social Security Agency, social security benefits (including cyclical benefits), the Child Support Agency and the Southern health and social services board.
4. The 1990–91 Southern education and library board figure excludes teachers' and lecturers' salary costs. These became the responsibility of the Boards from 1991–92 onwards.
5. The DENI figures include those shown for the Southern education and library board.
6. The DED figures include those shown for IDB, LEDU and the NIES.