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Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list each increase in spending in excess of £50,000 by sub-heading in the Northern Ireland estimates, which she has approved. [11468]
Mr. Murphy
The table lists the specific areas where an increase in spending in excess of £50,000 has been approved in the 1997–98 Northern Ireland main estimates:
| Line | Net total 1997–98 | Total net provision 1996–97 | Increase £000 |
| Department of Agriculture Vote 1 | |||
| C: Domestic policy—National | 27,801 | 17,177 | 10,624 |
| Department of Agriculture Vote 2 | |||
| A: Agri-food development services | 17,861 | 17,383 | 478 |
| C: Veterinary services | 17,800 | 16,823 | 977 |
| G: Fisheries | 5,198 | 4,027 | 1,171 |
| J: EU structural funds | 3,694 | 3,304 | 390 |
| K: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. | 6,801 | 6,588 | 213 |
| L: Matching funding for EU PRP—Dept. Exp. | 2,265 | 2,196 | 69 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 1 | |||
| A: Land and buildings | 30,699 | 22,399 | 8,300 |
| B: Promotion | 9,171 | 8,858 | 313 |
| C: Assistance to Industry | 7,352 | 6,467 | 885 |
| D: Assistance to Industry | 105,291 | 95,155 | 10,136 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 2 | |||
| F: Development of Tourism | 13,935 | 13,580 | 355 |
| H: Energy and Mineral | 21,267 | 16,475 | 4,792 |
| J: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. | 7,003 | 2,574 | 4,429 |
| L: Matching funding for EUPRP—Dept. Exp. | 2,335 | 858 | 1,477 |
| M: Matching funding for EUPRP | 2,968 | 473 | 2,495 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 3 | |||
| E: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. | 12,416 | 7,598 | 4,818 |
| G: Matching funding for EUPRP—Dept. Exp. | 4,139 | 2,486 | 1,653 |
| H: Matching funding for EUPRP | 1,130 | 1,026 | 104 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 1 | |||
| E: Road passenger services | 11,938 | 11,735 | 203 |
| Line | Net total 1997–98 | Total net provision 1996–97 | Increase £000 |
| I: Matching funding for EUPRP | 174 | 50 | 124 |
| K: Other expenditure | 6,127 | 6,000 | 127 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 2 | |||
| B: Housing—other expenditure | 2,345 | 2,212 | 133 |
| D: Housing grant to NIHE (Public Corp) | 138,000 | 136,290 | 1,710 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 3 | |||
| A: Water Service | 146,917 | 145,399 | 1,518 |
| B: Privatisation | 3,799 | 2,499 | 1,300 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 4 | |||
| A: Environment and Heritage Service | 21,501 | 21,419 | 82 |
| F: Rate Collection Agency | 6,597 | 6,397 | 200 |
| G: Ordnance Survey of NI | 5,118 | 4,913 | 205 |
| L: Matching funding for EU PRP | 9,349 | 2,155 | 7,194 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 5 | |||
| A: Fire Services | 43,836 | 43,471 | 365 |
| Department of Education Vote 1 | |||
| A: Education and library boards—grants in aid | 843,011 | 831,458 | 11,553 |
| C: Voluntary and grant integrated schools | 181,343 | 168,211 | 13,132 |
| E: CCEA | 8,776 | 8,485 | 291 |
| I: Miscellaneous services, Administration and Research | 2,588 | 2,384 | 204 |
| J: F E Incorporation | 1,508 | 1,000 | 508 |
| X: Matching funding for EU PRP | 4,853 | 1,082 | 3,771 |
| Department of Education Vote 2 | |||
| A: Pensions, lump sums etc. Teachers Superannation | 39,677 | 29,171 | 10,506 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 1 | |||
| A: Hospital community H and PSS and family HS | 1,272,324 | 1,246,301 | 26,023 |
| C: Family HS (demand led) general medical services | 72,643 | 69,907 | 2,736 |
| D: Family HS (demand led) Pharmaceutical services | 149,524 | 141,736 | 7,788 |
| E: Family HS (demand led) dental services | 46,555 | 42,373 | 4,182 |
| F: Family HS (demand led) ophthalmic services | 10,937 | 9,829 | 1,108 |
| H: Welfare foods | 7,202 | 7,026 | 176 |
| J: Other centrally financed services | 2,553 | 2,261 | 292 |
| K: Additional current advances to HSS boards | 53,000 | 44,843 | 8,157 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 3 | |||
| E: Special Initiatives | 3,168 | 1,382 | 1,786 |
| H: EU PRP—Departmental expenditure | 5,939 | 4,683 | 1,256 |
| I: Matching funding for EU PRP—Depart expend | 1,980 | 1,561 | 419 |
| K: Matching funding for EU PRP | 2,499 | 1,883 | 616 |
| Line | Net total 1997–98 | Total net provision 1996–97 | Increase £000 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 5 | |||
| A: Benefits including Income Support for Elderly | 1,121,618 | 1,055,806 | 65,812 |
| B: Income support—non pensioners and jobseekers | 601,905 | 572,669 | 29,236 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 6 | |||
| A: Independent living funds | 5,198 | 5,077 | 121 |
| B: Housing benefit (Rent) | 270,567 | 263,901 | 6,666 |
| C: Discretionary Rent Allowance | 689 | 469 | 220 |
| D: Housing benefit (Rates) | 27,910 | 26,800 | 1,110 |
| E: Payments into Social fund (Regulated) | 3,564 | 3,440 | 124 |
| Department of Finance and Personnel Vote 1 | |||
| A: Financial administration and Central Management of CS | 13,322 | 13,008 | 314 |
| E: Business Development Services | 8,330 | 7,983 | 347 |
| Department of Finance and Personnel Vote 3 | |||
| D: Matching funding for the EU PRP | 415 | 300 | 115 |
| Northern Ireland Audit Office Vote 1 | |||
| A: Northern Ireland Audit Office | 3,645 | 3,448 | 197 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman for NI and NI Commissioner for Complaints Vote 1 | |||
| A: Parliamentary Ombudsman for NI and NI Commissioner for Complaints | 587 | 515 | 72 |