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Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 1976, of unlawful discrimination the Fair Employment Agency has declined to pursue ; and what reasons have been given in each case.
Mr. Viggers : I understand from the chairman of the Fair Employment Agency that the agency has declined to pursue 137 complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 for the reasons specified :
|Number
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(1) Adjudged Frivolous |35
(2) Outside the time limits |71
(3) Outside the Scope of the Legislation |15
(4) Considered by another Statutory Body |1
(5) Failure by Complainant to provide sufficient information |15
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 1976, have been made against (a) public bodies, and (b) private employers ; and what has been the outcome in each case.
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Mr. Viggers : The position as at 31 March 1989 is shown in the following table :
|Private Sector|Public Sector |Trade Unions
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Total Number of Complaints |391 |432 |3
Unlawful Discrimination |26 |32 |1
No Discrimination |190 |208 |2
Section 42 |1 |26 |-
Section 52 |- |1 |-
Withdrawn or not pursued |103 |112 |-
Outstanding |71 |53 |-
The agency's annual reports, which are available in the Library, contain an account of investigations under section 24 of the Act.
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints by year under the Fair Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 1976 have been discontinued by virtue of section 42 of the Act, listing the employing body in each case and the religious affiliation of the complainant.
Mr. Viggers : The recorded number of section 42 certificates signed by Northern Ireland Office Ministers in each year since 1976 is as follows :
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Year |Number --------------------- 1976 |0 1977 |1 1978 |3 1979 |0 1980 |1 1981 |3 1982 |1 1983 |1 1984 |3 1985 |1 1986 |1 1987 |2 1988 |5 1989 |1
Nine cases involved either the Northern Ireland Office or Northern Ireland Departments whilst the other 14 involved public bodies in Northern Ireland. It is understood that of the complainants involved, 20 were Roman Catholic and three were Protestants.
Equal Opportunities
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many subscribers there have been in Northern Ireland to the register for equal opportunity employers and organisations for each quarter since 30 April 1988 ; and how many of such subscribers have been removed from the register each quarter since since this date.
Mr. Viggers : The number of subscribers at the end of each quarter is as follows :
Quarter ended |Number of subscribers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 July 1988 |9,630 31 October 1988 |9,817 31 January 1989 |10,024 31 March 1989 (two month period only) |10,181
No subscribers have been removed from the register in this period.
Labour Statistics
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the most recent unemployment rates by Belfast local government district wards in percentage and numerical terms.
Mr. Viggers : The numbers unemployed in each ward, within the Belfast district council area, at 9 March 1989, are as follows. Unemployment rates are available only for travel-to-work areas.
|c|Numbers unemployed in Belfast district council area, by ward, at|c|
Sydenham |332
Island |507
Ballymacarret |648
Bloomfield |346
Ballyhackamore |317
Belmont |296
Stormont |136
Cherryvalley |238
Knock |248
Orangefield |206
The Mount |652
Woodstock |452
Ravenhill |277
Ballynafeigh |457
Rosetta |228
Upper Malone |200
Finaghy |225
Blackstaff |488
Malone |348
Stranmillis |229
Windsor |470
Botanic |1,250
Shaftesbury |679
Ladybrook |616
Glencolin |948
Andersonstown |559
Glen Road |796
Falls Park |709
Upper Springfield |1,097
Whiterock |988
Beechmount |636
Highfield |487
Glencairn |556
Woodvale |406
Crumlin |451
Shankill |497
Clonard |848
Falls |878
St. Annes |813
New Lodge |959
Duncairn |541
Waterworks |883
Ardoyne |983
Ligoniel |400
Ballysillan |381
Cliftonville |484
Chichester Park |513
Fortwilliam |279
Cavehill |231
Castleview |353
Bellevue |310
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Total |26,831
Investment
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the level of investment by (a) United States companies, (b) the European Economic Community and regional development agencies and (c) other public sector sources since 1980, indicating the numbers employed in each case.
Mr. Viggers : The level of investment and the numbers of jobs assisted since 1980 are :
Investment |Jobs assisted
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(a) United States companies
£397.5 million |21,253
(b) European Economic Community and Regional
Development Agencies
EEC
£55.60 million |30,630
Department of Commerce/IDB
£723.9 million |111,056
LEDU
£144.887 million |33,256
(c) Other Public Sector Sources
DED Assistance to Harland & Wolff and
Shorts
£533.1 million |12,371
Government Aid
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by country of origin the firms in receipt of Government assistance that have opened or closed in Northern Ireland for the period for which details are available and the date of their opening and closure.
Mr. Viggers : The following list shows firms by country of origin which have opened since 1972 with assistance from the Industrial Development Board or its predecessor, the Department of Commerce. Those marked by subsequently closed. The dates of opening and closure are not readily available and to identify them would involve disproportionate cost.
In addition, since 1979, the local enterprise development unit has assisted 4,011 small firms to begin operating. These were almost exclusively of Northern Ireland origin, and in many cases one-man businesses. Identification of these firms individually would entail disproportionate cost. Information on LEDU-assisted firms which closed in the period is not available.
Companies which have opened in Northern Ireland since 1972 showing country of origin--
Northern Ireland
Texmotif Ltd.
Maydown Precision Engineering Ltd.
Tirnanog Ltd.
Wilson Double-Deck Trailers Ltd.
Sandown Private Nursing Homes Ltd.
Sefco Engineering Ltd.
Samson Yarns Ltd.
Euro-Shellfish Ltd.
Tri-sum Snacks Ltd.
Flax Fibres Ltd.
Plashapes Ltd.
North Star Plastics Ltd.
Cookstown Meats Ltd.
Ivex Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Merm Ltd.
Tamnaharry Developments Ltd.
Lenticle Ltd.
John Cleland and Sons (Labels) Ltd.
John Finlay (Site Handlers) Ltd.
Glenbrook Foods Ltd.
St. Brendans Irish Cream Liquer Co. Ltd.
Munton (Antrim) Ltd.
Desmond and Sons (Enniskillen) Ltd.
Finlay (Block Machinery) Ltd.
Quaterfoil Ltd.
Phoenix Picture Frames Ltd.
InchProcessors Ltd.
Irlandus Prototypes Ltd.
Cookstown Clothing Ltd.
Springtown Engineering Ltd.
Four M (NI) Ltd.
Munton Textiles Ltd.
Power Automation Products Ltd.
Concrete Systems Ltd.
Portaferry Pumps and Equipment Ltd.
TBF Thompson Ltd.
Parkgate Spinners Ltd.
Taste Rite Foods Ltd.
Flying Horse Sports Ltd.
Dunluce Knitwear Ltd.
B. H. McCleery and Co. Ltd.
Altona Wood Craft Ltd.
Cor Van Heughten Ltd.
McNeill Assemblers Ltd.
Millbrook Engineering Ltd.
SMS Locks Ltd.
Sugna Ltd.
Co-Tem-Co. Ltd.
Viking Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
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Green Point Appliances Ltd.Electronic Patentees Ltd.
MHM International Ltd.
G. A. General Works (Ards Holdings)
Textile Recycling Ltd.
Foyle Meats Ltd.
Shergrim Ltd.
Fleming Poultry Ltd.
Castledawson Shirt Co. Ltd.
McQuillan Bros. Ltd.
Acquaculture Ltd.
Textile Engineering Co. Ltd.
Ulster Crystal Ltd.
Regna International Ltd.
Tyrone Scientific Ltd.
B. and J. Jupiter Crusiers
Enniskillen Meat Packers (Fermanagh Meats)
Featherlite Plastics Ltd.
Moy Central Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Masstock Systems Ltd.
Denroy Plastics Ltd.
Cyntex Ltd
John Mackle (T/A Collegeland Farms)
BIS Beecom (Int) Ltd
Armagh Designs Ltd
Copeland Clothes Ltd
Ballyrashane Foods Ltd
Brookhaven Ltd
Textflow Services Ltd
Acheson and Glover Chemicals Ltd
Strangford Brick Ltd
Powerscreen Manufacturing Ltd
Sandstock Brick Ltd
W. J. Farrell Exports Ltd
Tobermore Paving Products Ltd
Linfield Group Ltd (Castlewellan Division)
Great Britain
ISA Poultry Services Ltd
McCourquodale plc
Airport Catering Services Ltd
Rumenco Ltd
Cooper Technical Components Ltd
Lynjoy Ltd
Winner Shoes Ltd
Thermomax Ltd
C. P. Trim Ltd
Software Ireland Ltd
Pharmaceutex (IV Fluids) Ltd
Walmsleys Games Components
Nocobond Ltd
Ulcon Ltd
Oakland Foods Ltd
Pactgreen Ltd
Fairfax Jersey Ltd
Moss Lane Spinning Ltd
Glenbank Finishing Ltd
Maine Spinning Co Ltd
Perry Heating (Supermatic Ltd)
Abacus Engineering Ltd
Groadawick (NI) Ltd.
Swaddlers (Europe) Ltd.
United Meat Packers (NI) Ltd.
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Ltd.
Stern Fenster UPVC Ltd.
Group Publishing Co. Ltd.
Capita (NI) Ltd.
Liam Williams Knitwear Ltd.
Kalon Group plc
Tensator (NI) Ltd.
United States of America
Quad Signs (NI) Ltd.
Falconette Ltd.
Heritage Crystal Ltd.
O'Brien Machinery Ltd.
Lear Fan Ltd.
Oaks Development Ltd.
Chesapeake Cutters Ltd.
DPP Shreiber Cheese Co. Ltd.
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