HC Deb 11 December 1997 vol 302 c675W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list all organisations in receipt of funding from the Central Community Relations Unit in(a) 1994–95 and (b) 1995–96. [19859]

Mr. Worthington

The Central Community Relations Unit provided funding totalling £4,642,941.54 in 1994–95 and £5,586,200.09 in 1995–96. Details of the organisations funded in those years, together with the amount of funding they received, are set out in the following tables. These do

Imports to Northern Ireland
Country of origin
year Republic of Ireland Great Britian Netherlands Belgium France Total
1995 108,520 9,974 5 8 1 118,508
1996 101,654 13,628 7 0 7 115,296
1997 (to w/e 22 November) 99,267 34,809 0 66 8 134,150

There is derogation from the inspection and certification requirements of Council Directive 91/68/EEC in respect of trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There are therefore no recorded figures for the number of sheep exported to the Republic. The figure shown for imports relates to sheep imported from the Republic for direct slaughter.

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