§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the Department's total research and development expenditure for each year from 1980 to the present in(a) cash and (b) constant prices on projects funded by his Department on matters equivalent to those covered by MAFF. [18181]
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows:
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Council Electorate mid summer 1995 Population mid summer 1995 Total council debt for 1995–98 £ Council debt per head of electorate £ Council debt per head of civilian population £ Total council debt as percentage of annual income for 1995–96 Antrim 31,793 46,400 6,654,277.00 209.30 143.41 134.77 Ards 51,050 66,700 9,982,147.00 195.54 149.66 131.32 Armagh 37,454 52,400 7,943,190.00 212.08 151.59 152.91 Ballymena 43,135 57,400 6,418,230.00 148.79 111.82 133.23 Ballymoney 18,107 24,600 1,697,563.00 93.75 69.01 70.54 Banbridge 27,644 37,300 4,991,104.00 180.55 133.81 127.08 Belfast 204,641 296,300 32,629,900.00 159.45 110.12 57.68 Carrickfergus 25,938 34,900 4,246,926.00 163.73 121.69 105.99 Casilereagh 48,825 63,400 9,382,079.00 192.16 147.98 164.36 Coleraine 38,231 54,100 7,948,121.00 207.90 146.92 123.39 Cookstown 22,229 31,300 280,440.00 12.62 8.96 10.29 Craigavon 55,432 77,900 11,401,098.00 205.68 146.36 121.98 Derry 66,604 101,700 17,528,766.00 263.18 172.36 117.56 Down 42,297 60,000 5,388,249.00 127.39 89.80 73.90 Dungannon 33,127 46,100 1,156,761.00 34.92 25.09 28.10 Fermanagh 40,335 54,700 1,457,629.00 36.14 26.65 27.36 Larne 22,765 30,000 4,593,901.00 201.80 153.13 125.67 Limavady 20,184 30,100 2,940,431.00 145.68 97.69 98.45 Lisburn 72,584 103,600 4,775,926.00 65.80 46.10 51.53 Magherarfelt 26,336 37,000 609,261.00 23.13 16.47 17.37 Moyle 10,939 14,800 1,391,429.00 127.20 94.02 80.46 Newry and Mourne 58,647 83,500 15,686,535.00 267.47 187.86 177.45 Newtonabbey 57,187 78,600 14,060,530.00 245.87 178.89 150.25 North Down 56,062 73,000 16,032,743.00 285.98 219.63 168.73 Omagh 31,806 46,200 7,245,187.00 227.79 156.82 148.65 Strabane 26,001 36,100 3,355,454.00 129.05 92.95 82.51 Total 1,169,353 1,638,100 199,797,877.00
Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, research and development expenditure: Year Cash Constant prices (1995–96 financial year) £ million 1979–80 3.59 9.11 1980–81 4.93 10.74 1981–82 5.20 10.18 1982–83 5.75 10.50 1983–84 6.09 10.63 1984–85 6.44 10.70 1985–86 7.02 11.00 1986–87 7.50 11.40 1987–88 8.00 11.70 1988–89 7.50 10.34 1989–90 7.89 10.09 1990–91 8.31 9.69 1991–92 8.75 9.74 1992–93 8.85 9.55 1993–97 8.75 9.28 1994–95 8.62 8.90 1995–96 8.65 8.65 1996–97 n/a — n/a = not available. Data for years prior to 1991–92 are estimates.