HC Deb 28 March 2000 vol 347 cc90-1W
Mr.Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the expenditure was on discretionary awards by each Education and Library Board in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [114650]

Mr. Ingram

Discretionary awards expenditure by Education and Library Board in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years was as follows.

£000
1997–98 1998–99 1999–20001 Total
BELB 1,006 718 558 2,282
WELB 1,382 778 676 2,836
NEELB 1,215 930 538 2,683
SELB 1,585 1,113 600 3,298
SEELB 1,014 575 280 1,869
Total 6,202 4,114 2,652 12,968
1 Provisional figures