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Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to monitor the number of persons refused a ballot paper at the forthcoming general election because they are not in possession of the correct identification document.
Dr. Mawhinney
The Government have no plans to undertake such an exercise. The requirement for voters to produce a specified document at elections in Northern Ireland is well known and well advertised. Every elector in Northern Ireland either has or is in a position to obtain at least one suitable document free of charge.
| Year | Guarantee section2 | Guidance section | Other CAP expenditure2 | Total expenditure on the CAP | ||||
| mecu | £ million | mecu | £ million | mecu | £ million | mecu | £ million | |
| 1985 | 19,728 | 11,601 | 690 | 406 | 52 | 31 | 20,470 | 12,037 |
| 1986 | 22,119 | 14,330 | 727 | 471 | 47 | 30 | 22,893 | 14,831 |
| 1987 | 22,950 | 16,508 | 863 | 621 | 32 | 23 | 23,845 | 17,152 |
| 1988 | 27,640 | 18,749 | 1,142 | 775 | 58 | 39 | 28,840 | 19,564 |
| 1989 | 25,849 | 16,925 | 1,349 | 883 | 49 | 32 | 27,247 | 17,840 |
| 1990 | 26,430 | 18,764 | 1,825 | 1,296 | 77 | 55 | 28,332 | 20,114 |
| 31991 | 32,359 | 22,550 | 2,011 | 1,401 | 143 | 100 | 34,734 | 24,205 |
| 1992 | 36,849 | 25,679 | 2,644 | 1,843 | 364 | 254 | 39,857 | 27,775 |
| 1 Figures for 1992 include 1.000 mecu (£697 million) for the monetary reserve. | ||||||||
| 2 Other agricultural expenditure comprises mainly 50 per cent. of 5-year set-aside scheme, income aids (since 1990) and agricultural inspections. | ||||||||
| 3 1991 figures consist of provisional outturn (guarantee section and part of other CAP expenditure) and budget provisions (the rest). | ||||||||
Sources: 1985–1990: Budget outturn figures.
1991: Budget plus provisional outturn.
1992: Budget.