§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the costs were in each year since 1990 of administering European Structural Fund programmes in Northern Ireland. [43842]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
Year £000 1990–91 3,484 1991–92 3,831 1992–93 3,999 1993–94 4,007 1994–95 4,169 1995–96 4,731 1996–97 5,332 1997–98 5,528 Notes:
1. The figures relate to the salary costs of staff who are directly involved in administering the EU Structural Fund Programmes.
2. Information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Department of Health and Social Services was not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
3. The figure for 1990–91 is not consistent with the following years as some records were not available in that year.