HC Deb 29 March 1996 vol 274 c755W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the expenditure on education in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the total expenditure in Northern Ireland for each of the last five years. [22560]

Mr. Ancram

The information is set out in the table:

Year Department of Education, Northern Ireland expenditure1 As of NI2 expenditure (percentage)
1990–91 1,004 18.2
1991–92 1,124 18.7
1992–93 1,203 18.3
1993–94 1,248 17.6
1994–95 1,295 17.5
1Youth training programme expenditure has been excluded as responsibility for this activity transferred to Department of Economic Development from 1992–93.
2includes Northern Ireland Office expenditure.

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