§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her answer of 11 January 1999,Official Report, column 1, if she will list the expenditure not included in her answer incurred (a) by 364W task forces and review bodies, (b) by focus groups, (c) on market research and (d) for publications and publicity; and if she will list the bodies which incurred the expenditure. [71029]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information for the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
£ Market Research Publications/Publicity (a) Task Forces and Review Bodies NIO Criminal Injuries Compensation Review 0 6,480 NI Drugs Strategy Review 20,497 2,190 Independent Commission on Policing 0 33,782 Criminal Justice Review Group 14,000 8,000 DED Review of Training Centres and FE Colleges in NI 16.000 7,341 DENI Youth Service Policy Review Group 8,460 24,471 DHSS Policy Development and Review Unit 0 1,089 (b) Focus Groups DED Organisation of the Unemployed (New Deal Focus Group) 1,260 0 NI Euro Preparations Forum 0 301
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her answer of 11 January 1999,Official Report, column 1, if she will list the expenditure not included in her answer incurred by (a) her agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (b) the Central Office of Information for relevant work carried out for her Department. [71028]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy(a) The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
Amount (£) Public Opinion Research1 295,350 Television radio newspaper advertising2 5,140,390 Direct mail3 413,146 1 The information for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. 2 Includes a figure for the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, which was not previously available. 3 The information for the Police Authority for Northern Ireland and the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. All figures exclude the Department of Health and Social Services and the Education and Library Boards as the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
(b) £20,734 on media monitoring for the Northern Ireland Information Service.
§ Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list in real terms the annual percentage change in spending in Northern Ireland between 1996–97 and 2001–02 on(a) education, (b) health, (c) transport, (d) housing, (e) police and (f) local government. [71398]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information requested is contained in the following table:
Annual percentage change in expenditure on previous year in real terms1 Estimated Plans Outturn 1997–98 outturn 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 (a) Education (including Culture & Recreation) -0.9 0.3 3.2 4.2 1.4 (b) Health (including Personal Social Services) 4.2 3.4 2.5 4 2.6 (c) Transport (including Roads) -4.9 2.2 -6.3 -0.3 3.4 (d) Housing -6.2 -13.8 -3.2 -3.6 -1.8 (e) Police2 1.3 -3.8 -2.5 -3.8 -2.9 (f) Local Government3 -8 3 -2.5 0.3 0.9 1 Adjusted by GDP deflator series. Figures exclude the "ring-fenced" allocations for Welfare to Work, Chancellor's Initiative and EU Peace and Reconciliation programme. 2 Police Authority for Northern Ireland (PANI) Grant. 3 Central Government support to District Councils. Excludes local authority self-financed expenditure.