Mr. WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the main provisions for the capital budget for the public sector in Northern Ireland, broken down by(a) sponsoring department and (b) main public service function, included in the total of (i) £570 million allowed in 1998–99 and (ii) £575 million allowed in 1999–2000; and if he will publish information under the same headings for the (A) actual and (B) expected expenditure for the same years. [121454]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is shown in the tables.
It should however be noted that the capital budgets quoted in the question are indicative figures compiled by Her Majesty's Treasury for the purpose of presenting the outcome of the 1998 UK Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) in the CSR White Paper, published in July 1998. These do not reflect the actual capital allocations decided upon by my predecessor in the Northern Ireland Comprehensive Spending Review, which did not conclude until the following December. The relevant capital budgets are reflected in the 1999 Northern Ireland Departmental Report (Cm 4217), published in March 1999 and are set out in the format requested.
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Table 2: Main Programme Capital Analysis £ million Main programme A(i) 1998–99 Actual expenditure A(ii) 1999–2000 Projected expenditure1 B(i) 1998–99 Plan B(ii) 1999–2000 Plan Environmental Services 101 111 107 113 Law, Order and Protective Services 34 39 40 36 Education, Culture and Recreation 93 113 87 123 Health and Personal Social Services2 -38 -42 -33 -43 Social Security 2 2 2 2 Other 4 6 3 9 Total3 453 470 469 451 1Actual expenditure figures for 1999–2000 are not yet available 2These capital figures include receipts from the Health Trusts Debt Remuneration 3Due to roundings, individual figures may not necessarily sum to the totals in the tables