HC Deb 29 March 1996 vol 274 cc755-6W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many orders under the negative Northern Ireland on education for mutual understanding and cross-community contact in each of the last five years. [22563]

Mr. Ancram

Expenditure is not available by board area. However, overall expenditure on cross-community contact in the last five years was as follows:

Financial year Expenditure £
1991–92 391,571
1992–93 856,507
1993–94 1,265,268
1994–95 1,579,327
1995–96 (Estimated) 1,721,000

Support for education for mutual understanding as a cross-curricular theme is provided by the curriculum advisory and support services operated by the education and library boards, separate costs are not available.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each of the education and library board areas in Northern Ireland which have participated in the cross-community contact scheme in each of the last three years. [22562]

Mr. Ancram

The information requested is as follows:

resolution procedure have been brought into effect on the day they have been made since January 1995. [23312]

Sir John Wheeler

Since January 1995, six orders—statutory rules or orders—under the negative resolution procedure have been brought into effect on the day that they have been made.

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