Elections (Public Expenditure)

Mr. Peter Robinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public expenditure was incurred in organising the 2005 (a) local government and (b) general elections.

Mr. Hanson
£3.6 million public expenditure was incurred in organising the 2005 local government and general election in Northern Ireland. £1.8 million was spent by district councils and £1.8 million by the Electoral Office.