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European Social Fund (Receipts)

Volume 982: debated on Thursday 3 April 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money Northern Ireland has received in each of the financial years since 1 January 1973 to date from the European social fund; how much of these receipts each year has been paid to the private sector and how much to the public sector; how much of these receipts each year represent a cash addition to the whole Northern Ireland economy; and how much of these receipts each year are used to offset part of the Government's expenditure on Northern Ireland.

[pursuant to his reply, 27 March 1980, c. 687]: Total receipts from the European social fund including those to the private and public sectors are set out below. Receipts to the private sector and certain other bodies are paid direct to

TotalPrivate SectorPublic SectorDirect PaymentsReceipts retained by Government
1973–74
1974–753·363·363·36
1975–760·010·010·01
1976–776·430·126·310·126·31
1977–787·520·357·170·357·17
1978–7914·950·4214·530·9214·03
1979–8014·960·5714·391·0013·96
47·231·4745·762·4044·83

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money Northern Ireland has been allocated in each of the financial years since 1 January 1973 to date from the European social fund.

[pursuant to his reply, 27 March 1980, c. 687]: Allocations from the European social fund are made on a calendar rather than a financial year basis. The amounts allocated to Northern Ireland during the period 1 January 1973 to 31 March 1979 are set out below. Allocations for 1980 have not yet been made.

£ million
19734·08
19744·95
19754·74
197613·61
19779·57
197816·07
197924·64