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Mr. Scott : Payments were as follows :
|1988-89 |1989-90
|thousands|thousands
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Maternity payments |170 |175
Funeral payments |40 |45
Community care grants |155 |230
Budget loans |505 |580
Crisis loans |380 |450
Cold weather payments |1 |45
Cold Weather Payments
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his parliamentary answers of 22 February, Official Report, column 292, and 15 February, Official Report, column 629, in which newspapers and on what date the local social security office for Clitheroe published the availability of, qualifying conditions for and application forms for special cold weather payments.
Mr. Scott : The Department's Accrington office, which deals with Clitheroe, placed an advertisement in the Citizen and the Herald and Post on 14 February 1991.
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Earnings Disregard
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much additional expenditure would be involved if the £15 earnings currently disregarded for benefit purposes were to be increased to £50 per week.
Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 19 February 1991] : An increase of £35 in the earnings disregard would have effects on people's choices which are difficult to anticipate. However, we estimate that the cost might be in the region of £150 million across the income -related benefits.
Income Statistics
Mr. Clay : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table in the manner of the tax-benefit model tables showing in 1988-89 and 1990-91 the gross earnings and net income with relevant social security benefits of (i) a married couple with two children aged four and six years with the head in full time work, (ii) a married couple with three children aged three, eight and
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11 years with the head in full-time work, (iii) the same family types as in (i) and (ii) but with the head in full- time work and the wife in part-time work assuming average hours and earnings, assuming in all cases that the family types are home owners and paying average mortgages, breaking down their earnings into £10 bands ranging from £100 to £250.Mr. Jack [holding answer 23 January 1991] : I have placed the information requested in the Library.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Local Government Finance
Rev. Ian Paisley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the level of general Exchequer grant paid to each district council in Northern Ireland for each financial year since 1985.
Mr. Needham : The information is set out in the table :
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Grant paid to each council since 1985
District |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89
|£ |£ |£ |£
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Antrim |312,498 |370,276 |297,415 |230,107
Ards |853,823 |1,145,922|1,144,002|1,109,965
Armagh |806,218 |874,313 |934,594 |917,120
Ballymena |416,316 |515,209 |441,014 |468,248
Ballymoney |433,467 |457,971 |600,171 |553,888
Banbridge |505,922 |529,522 |605,433 |586,867
Belfast |4,692,549|5,122,136|5,368,404|5,680,258
Carrickfergus |423,650 |430,674 |462,328 |449,508
Castlereagh |435,300 |526,291 |426,557 |430,021
Coleraine |370,204 |342,722 |288,401 |311,666
Cookstown |470,701 |479,230 |517,465 |477,515
Craigavon |1,258,565|1,256,531|1,503,284|1,505,757
Derry |2,150,279|2,411,072|2,517,295|2,698,647
Down |1,059,929|1,235,652|1,427,921|1,437,359
Dungannon |945,193 |887,350 |971,853 |942,600
Fermanagh |1,054,522|1,144,780|1,193,343|1,116,206
Larne |383,348 |395,700 |372,040 |390,630
Limavady |428,037 |486,044 |522,866 |607,730
Lisburn |798,696 |1,089,944|1,015,680|1,117,620
Magherafelt |615,274 |623,256 |687,739 |711,912
Moyle |372,579 |447,269 |463,143 |457,943
Newry and Mourne |2,387,487|2,598,258|2,632,989|2,670,374
Newtownabbey |1,027,691|1,050,207|1,053,659|986,500
North Down |347,092 |655,536 |581,305 |591,281
Omagh |1,109,986|1,026,753|1,114,700|1,106,807
Strabane |1,163,216|1,097,377|1,243,202|1,204,510
Rev. Ian Paisley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the district rate fixed by each district council in Northern Ireland for each financial year since 1985.
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Mr. Needham : The information is set out in the table :
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District rate fixed in pence
District |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
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1. Antrim |42.00 |45.75 |48.50 |51.00 |53.00 |54.50
2. Ards |50.00 |53.00 |53.00 |54.00 |57.50 |65.00
3. Armagh |34.50 |38.00 |38.00 |41.00 |44.00 |47.50
4. Ballymena |36.35 |38.00 |39.85 |42.85 |44.00 |47.00
5. Ballymoney |42.25 |45.25 |46.00 |47.00 |50.25 |54.00
6. Banbridge |44.93 |47.97 |50.98 |50.98 |50.98 |54.88
7. Belfast |69.04 |76.36 |80.03 |83.96 |83.96 |88.08
8. Carrickfergus |55.00 |57.50 |59.41 |62.50 |65.75 |69.50
9. Castlereagh |33.00 |39.08 |41.00 |39.90 |37.90 |44.39
10. Coleraine |45.00 |49.00 |50.00 |53.00 |55.00 |55.00
11. Cookstown |35.85 |39.75 |43.00 |42.75 |47.75 |51.75
12. Craigavon |54.93 |60.21 |63.35 |63.35 |67.47 |70.77
13. Derry |59.50 |67.00 |69.50 |72.55 |76.80 |84.00
14. Down |45.00 |53.00 |60.00 |65.00 |68.00 |70.00
15. Dungannon |38.00 |41.50 |44.00 |44.00 |44.00 |47.75
16. Fermanagh |42.75 |48.75 |50.75 |53.50 |55.50 |57.50
17. Larne |45.00 |49.25 |52.55 |55.75 |56.75 |64.68
18. Limavady |35.00 |39.00 |40.95 |43.50 |47.00 |50.50
19. Lisburn |46.24 |48.80 |49.75 |53.57 |53.57 |55.56
20. Magherafelt |33.04 |36.56 |41.05 |43.50 |46.34 |49.00
21. Moyle |59.75 |65.75 |65.75 |65.50 |68.40 |74.22
22. Newry and Mourne |49.00 |54.30 |59.70 |59.70 |58.00 |58.00
23. Newtownabbey |52.60 |55.11 |57.24 |60.06 |64.10 |64.69
24. North Down |51.50 |56.90 |60.90 |63.70 |65.85 |69.24
25. Omagh |43.00 |47.00 |51.65 |55.00 |58.50 |64.30
26. Strabane |43.50 |50.50 |54.00 |57.00 |60.75 |67.25
Libraries and Information Services Council
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will list the reports produced by the Libraries and Information Services Council for Northern Ireland in each year from 1986.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information is as follows :
1986 -- Annual report
1987 -- Annual report
1988 -- Annual report
1989 -- Annual report
1990 -- Annual report and
1990 -- Library and information plan for Northern Ireland
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Housing Waiting Lists
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applicants are at present on the Housing Executive waiting list in categories A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2 and B3 in (a) Antrim borough council area and (b) Mossley district office area in Newtownabbey.
Mr. Needham : This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that the information requested is as follows :
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Number on waiting list as at 26 January 1991 Area |A1 |A2 |A3 |A4 |B1 |B2 |B3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Antrim borough council area |20 |26 |13 |7 |485 |48 |- Mossley district office area |15 |23 |10 |- |351 |114 |1
Housing Developments
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Housing Executive or (b) private housing developments in the Newtownabbey borough council or Antrim borough council areas where building work has ceased for 12 months have (i) portions of road or (ii) portions of pavement still unadopted.
Mr. Needham : The information is not available in the form requested. However, there are (a) four Northern Ireland Housing Executive developments and (b) approximately 40 private developments in the two council areas where building work has ceased for 12 months and which have roads or footpaths still unadopted.
Building Control Fees
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has proposals to bring building control inspection fees and plan fees to a level closer to the cost of the services.
Mr. Needham : Yes. The Department of Environment for Northern Ireland will be consulting later this year on a proposal to increase fees for prescribed building control functions.
Ballycloughan Primary School
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the enrolment at Ballycloughan primary school for each of the past five years ;
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(2) how many applicants there are for new places at Ballycloughan primary school for the academic year beginning September ; how many of these applications have been approved ; what is the planned enrolment at Ballycloughan school in September ; what proposals there are to provide for increased enrolments at Ballycloughan school ; whether parental choice to send children to Ballycloughan school will be respected ; and if he will make a statement about future enrolments at this school.Dr. Mawhinney : The enrolments were as follows :
|Number
---------------------------
January 1987 |42
January 1988 |44
January 1989 |45
January 1990 |51
January 1991 |53
The South-Eastern education and library board, in consultation with the school's board of governors, is responsible for the determination of the enrolment number and admission criteria for Ballycloughan primary school.
I understand that 23 children sought admission to the school for September 1991 ; 18 have been offered places and 15 have accepted. The enrolment planned for September 1991 is 63.
The enrolment of a school is limited by its physical capacity. Ballycloughan primary school is oversubscribed for admissions in September 1991 and the school's admission criteria has been applied to determine which children should be admitted. The criteria give priority to
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children for whom Ballycloughan primary school is the nearest primary school or who have a brother or sister already enrolled. It is intended that part IV of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 will be brought into operation for primary schools in September 1992. This will require the Department of Education, in consultation with boards of governors, to determine an enrolment and admissions number for all primary schools. it is not possible to say at this stage what future enrolments at Ballycloughan primary school will be. Under open enrolment generally, parents will have the opportunity to express their preference as to the school they wish their children to attend.Labour Statistics, Coleraine
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were employed in the civil service in the Coleraine council area by Department
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as at 1 January and 1 July in each year from 1985 to 1991 ; and if he will list the reasons for any substantial change in the numbers year on year.Dr. Mawhinney : The information in respect of the dates specified is not readily available and could be compiled only at
disproportionate cost. However, the table lists the number of non- industrial Northern Ireland civil servants employed in the Coleraine district council area by Department as at 1 April in each year from 1985 to 1991 and as at 1 March in 1991.
The increase in staff numbers in 1986 was a result of expansion in the Department of the Environment's vehicle licensing office and water service and the decrease in 1990 was the result of fluctuations in staff numbers across a number of Departments.
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Northern Ireland Civil Service Coleraine District Council area-non-industrial staff in post at 1 April Year |DANI |DED |DOE |DFP |DHSS |NIO |PANI |Total -------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 |173 |18 |382 |57 |96 |5 |20 |751 1986 |173 |19 |404 |53 |101 |6 |19 |775 1987 |164 |22 |391 |53 |109 |10 |24 |773 1988 |156 |22 |395 |52 |112 |9 |23 |769 1989 |156 |23 |395 |51 |107 |9 |23 |764 1990 |149 |21 |383 |46 |99 |16 |25 |739 <1>1991 |135 |23 |390 |42 |91 |16 |30 |727 <1>At 1 March.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of persons employed by sex in each standard category of employment in the Coleraine council area for 1 January and 1 July for each year from 1985 to 1991.
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Mr. Needham : Information on the number of employees by industry (excluding agriculture) and district council area is obtained from the census of employment which has been conducted every two or three years since 1978. The information available from this source from September 1984 onwards by sex and industrial sector is as follows :
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Employees in employment-Coleraine district council
Industrial division |SIC 1980 |Males |Females |Total
|division
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September 1984
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing<1> |0 |- |- |-
Energy and Water Supply Industries |1 |808 |104 |912
Manufacture Metals, Mineral Products
and Chemicals |2 |505 |29 |534
Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicle
Industries |3 |426 |509 |935
Other Manufacturing Industries |4 |1,375 |717 |2,092
Manufacturing |2-4 |2,306 |1,255 |3,561
Construction |5 |691 |60 |751
Distillery, Hotels and Catering; Repairs |6 |1,516 |1,430 |2,946
Transport and Communication |7 |388 |92 |480
Banking, Finance, Insurance and Business
Services |8 |484 |406 |890
Other Services |9 |2,339 |3,925 |6,264
Services |6-9 |4,727 |5,853 |10,580
|------- |------- |-------
Total |8,532 |7,272 |15,804
September 1987
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing<1> |0 |- |- |-
Energy and Water Supply Industries |1 |732 |92 |824
Manufacture Metals, Mineral Products and
Chemicals |2 |148 |13 |161
Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicle
Industries |3 |562 |910 |1,472
Other Manufacturing Industries |4 |1,436 |843 |2,279
Manufacturing |2-4 |2,146 |1,766 |3,912
Construction |5 |699 |95 |794
Distillery, Hotels and Catering; Repairs |6 |1,470 |1,603 |3,073
Transport and Communication |7 |390 |47 |437
Banking, Finance, Insurance and Business
Services |8 |467 |455 |922
Other Services |9 |2,486 |4,047 |6,533
Services |6-9 |4,813 |6,152 |10,965
|------- |------- |-------
Total |8,390 |8,105 |16,495
<1> Agriculture figures related to Coleraine rural district.
Source: 1984 and 1987 census of employment.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number and percentage of (i) male unemployed, and (ii) female unemployed in the council area of Coleraine as at 1 January and 1 July for each year from 1985 to 1991 ; and where Coleraine council area was ranked among all council areas in Northern Ireland for each figure given.
Mr. Needham : The number of male and female unemployed claimants in the Coleraine district council area for the months requested is as follows :
Table 1
Number of unemployed claimants
in the Coleraine district
council area
|Male |Female
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1985
January |2,767 |994
July |2,625 |1,002
1986
January |3,008 |1,117
July |3,100 |1,125
1987
January |3,212 |1,105
July |2,909 |1,091
1988
January |2,946 |1,015
July |2,789 |1,077
1989
January |2,764 |986
July |2,764 |980
1990
January |2,567 |888
July |2,382 |888
1991
January |2,399 |774
Unemployment rates are available only for travel-to-work-areas (TTWAs). Coleraine district council area falls within the Coleraine TTWA which also includes Ballymoney and Moyle district council areas. The table shows the unemployment rates for males and females in the Coleraine TTWA and where each was ranked among the twelve TTWAs in Northern Ireland.
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Table 2: Unemployment in the Coleraine travel-to-work-area ------------------------------------------------------- January 1985 |5,100|21.7 |7 |1,636|11.8 |9 July 1985 |4,911|20.9 |7 |1,667|12.0 |9 January 1986 |5,555|23.4 |7 |1,822|12.9 |8 July 1986 |5,706|24.1 |5 |1,864|13.2 |8 January 1987 |5,961|25.5 |5 |1,861|12.9 |9 July 1987 |5,530|23.7 |5 |1,862|12.9 |9 January 1988 |5,486|23.8 |5 |1,681|11.4 |9 July 1988 |5,072|22.0 |6 |1,796|12.1 |7 January 1989 |5,017|22.2 |6 |1,667|11.2 |7 July 1989 |4,752|21.0 |6 |1,662|11.2 |8 January 1990 |4,627|20.1 |5 |1,418|9.6 |8 July 1990 |4,351|19.2 |5 |1,450|9.8 |8 January 1991 |4,501|19.9 |6 |1,311|8.8 |8
The rankings are on the basis of Coleraine's position within the 12 Northern Ireland TTWAs and these were ranked from the highest to the lowest unemployment rate.
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Hospital Expenditure
Rev. Martyn Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide in tabular form the capital expenditure on hospital provision in each board area for the years 1988, 1989 and 1990.
Mr. Hanley : The information requested is as follows :
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Year |Northern |Southern |Eastern |Western |Total
|board |board |board |board
|£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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1987-88 |1,929,000 |1,452,978 |10,495,130|3,587,000 |17,464,108
1988-89 |2,913,000 |2,399,613 |9,570,042 |3,410,000 |18,292,655
1989-90 |4,256,000 |1,614,691 |10,337,931|3,761,000 |19,969,622
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New Hospitals
Rev. Martyn Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the new hospitals provided in each board area from 1970.
Mr. Hanley : The following new hospitals have been provided since 1970 :
Eastern board
Belfast City hospital tower block
Mater Infirmorum hospital, Belfast, new block
Southern board
Craigavon area hospital, Portadown
Daisy hill hospital, Newry
Mullinure hospital, Armagh
Western board
Waterside hospital, Londonderry
Terrorism
Mr. David Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the security statistics for the first half of 1990 are now available, together with details of persons charged with terrorist type offences and convictions for scheduled offences for that period.
Dr. Mawhinney : Yes. The statistics for the first half of 1990 are as follows. (Statistics for earlier years can be obtained from the Library).
Statistics on Security (January to June 1990)
Part I-Statistics of Terrorist Activity
|Number |Number
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Shooting Incidents<2> |202 |(90)
Explosions |105 |-
Bombs neutralised |72 |-
Weight of explosives in lbs<1> |6,556 |-
Explosions neutralised |7,918 |-
Armed robberies |203 |-
Amount stolen |£860,368|-
Malicious fires |166 |-
Deaths:
Civilian |18 |-
Army/UDR |7 |(1/6)
RUC/RUCR' |4 |(3/1)
Injuries:
Civilian |228 |-
Army/UDR |96 |(83/13)
RUC/RUCR' |131 |(100/31)
<1> Estimated weight only.
<2> Figures in ( ) refers to shots heard only and are not
included in the total.
Part II-Statistics of Security
Forces' Activity
Dwellings Searched
|Army |RUC
-----------------------------------
Occupied |278 |-
Unoccupied |122 |-
Derelict |94 |-
|-------|-------
Total |494 |1,870
Note:
Searches of dwellings frequently
involve both the Army and RUC and
are registered in their respective
records. The totals therefore
should not be aggregated and are
shown separately to avoid an
element of double counting.
|Number
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Finds:
Weapons |139
Ammunition (rds) |12,559
Explosives (lbs) |4,004
Persons charged with terrorist-type
offences
|Number
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Murder |4
Attempted murder |35
Firearms offences |67
Explosives offences |15
Theft act |18
Other |82
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Part III-Convictions and Sentences
for Scheduled OffencesNotes on the
tables
1. The offence classifications are
based on those used by the Crown
Court in their annual return.
2. The tables relate to persons
convicted at the Belfast Crown
Court. This covers all scheduled
offences tried on indictment.
3. Some jury trials are included in
cases where the Attorney General
certified out of the scheduled mode
of trial, ie non-terrorist serious
offences.
4. Where a person has been
convicted of more than one offence
only the most serious or that which
received the longest sentence is
recorded in the statistics.
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Convictions and sentences for scheduled offences
Sentence (January to June 1990)
Number convicted
Offence |1990 |Non- |Young |Less |5 years |7 years |10 years |15 years |20 years |Life
|custodial |offenders |than |and less |and less |and less |and less |and over
|sentence |centre |5 years |than |than |than |than
|training |7 years |10 years |15 years |20 years
schools
Murder |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1
Attempted murder |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0
Aid and abet murder |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |7
Conspiracy to murder |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |3 |2 |0 |0
Manslaughter |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0
Wounding with intent
to do grievous
bodily harm |13 |5 |2 |2 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |0
Causing grievous bodily
harm |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Assault occasioning
actual bodily harm |11 |9 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Causing explosion |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |2 |0
Placing explosives |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Possessing explosives
with intent |8 |1 |0 |0 |1 |2 |2 |2 |0 |0
Other explosives
offences |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Possessing a firearm
with intent |22 |4 |4 |1 |5 |3 |5 |0 |0 |0
Possessing a firearm |4 |3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Carrying a firearm with
intent (including
imitation) |4 |2 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Other major firearms
offences |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Minor firearms offences |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Robbery |54 |21 |2 |16 |7 |2 |3 |3 |0 |0
Armed robbery |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Membership of an
illegal organisation |3 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Attempted robbery |17 |12 |1 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Soliciting support for
proscribed organisation |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Unlawful collection of
information |3 |1 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Illegal training |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Kidnapping and false
imprisonment |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Blackmail |2 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Contributing to
resources of a
proscribed
organisation |2 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Burglary |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Aggravated burglary |6 |1 |2 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Hijacking |14 |11 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Attempted Hijacking |5 |4 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Arson |12 |6 |3 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Possession of an
offensive weapon |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Petrol bomb offences |18 |16 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Escape offences |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Criminal damage |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Intimidation |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Assisting offenders |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0
Withholding
information
(terrorist and
terrorism) |7 |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Possessing prohibited
articles (weapons) |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Possession of
information |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Bomb hoax |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Perverting the course of
justice |2 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Withholding
information re
arrestable offence |5 |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Common law riot affray |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Rape |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0
Handling |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Making property
available |5 |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Common assault |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
|-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |--
Total |249 |120 |20 |40 |19 |9 |16 |14 |3 |8
Storm Damage
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums were received from the EC. for the victims of the storms of 5 and 6 January in respect
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of emergency aid ; what sums were received in each of the previous three years for such a purpose ; and how the sums for each year were expended and in what areas.Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 26 February 1991] : A total of 500, 000 ECUs (£340,000 sterling equivalent) has
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been provided by the European Commission to assist victims in the United Kingdom of the recent storms (December 1990 and January 1991) and arrangements are now being made by the British Red Cross Society for distribution.Under existing EC priorities, aid is given to relatives of those who have been killed, to those injured and, where appropriate, to those who have suffered material loss.
Following the storms of late 1989 to early 1990, Northern Ireland received and distributed £14,100 in respect of two persons who died and three who were seriously injured as a result of those storms.
Senior Complaints Officer
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applicants applied for the post of senior complaints officer as advertised by the Fair Employment Commission on 15 February ; how many of these applicants were (a) Roman Catholics and (b) Protestants ; and why it has been necessary to re-advertise this post on 26 February.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 4 March 1991] : When the Commission had received only three applications in response to its first advertisement it decided to re-advertise the position in order to attract more candidates.
The religious affiliation of the applicants will be monitored when the recruitment exercise has been completed.
SCOTLAND
Takare plc
Mr. McAvoy : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he was consulted about any proposal to provide exclusive private sector elderly care units on the land sold by Greater Glasgow health board to Takare plc.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : I was aware that Takare was constructing a facility for 240 beds and that the board had entered into a contract for 180 of these.
Forestry
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to produce a new set of objectives for forestry policy covering environmental needs, public enjoyment and timber production.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : No. The principles of multi-purpose forestry, with a greater emphasis on social and environmental benefits, have been fully adopted. A review of forestry policy would not serve any useful purpose at the present time.
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he plans to take any steps to halt the commercial afforestation of hilly areas.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The Government's policy is that proposals for the large-scale planting of conifers in the English uplands will not normally be approved. The Government remain of the view, however, that there is scope for such planting in the hills of Scotland and Wales, provided that this is carried out in an environmentally sympathetic way.
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Foxes
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fox destruction societies or clubs are registered with his Department.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Thirty one fox destruction societies or clubs are currently approved for grant purposes by my right hon. Friend.
Schools
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many secondary schools there were in Scotland in 1979-80 and at the latest recorded year ;
(2) how many primary schools there were in Scotland in 1979-80 and at the latest recorded year.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : There were 2,530 and 2,372 education authority primary schools and departments at September 1979 and 1990 respectively.
The corresponding numbers of education authority secondary schools and departments were 445 in 1979 and 423 in 1990.
Bilingual Tourism Signs
Mr. Kennedy : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to be in a position to respond to Ross and Cromarty district council's proposal to erect seven bilingual tourist signs at points of entry to the district ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Scottish Office has received numerous requests from regional and district councils to further relax the design rules to permit boundary signs to carry more information to help project corporate identities, including a request from Ross and Cromarty district council for bilingual tourist signs. In order to achieve a fair and consistent policy in these matters the Scottish Office propose to issue for consultation by the end of April draft guidance on tourist signposting, which will include proposals for council boundary signs. Decisions will be taken later this year in the light of responses received from consultees.
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance
Mr. Andrew Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many current hill livestock compensatory allowance applications he has received ; how many have been processed ; and when he expects the payments to be completed and paid.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : A total of 11,326 applications had been received by local offices of the Department by Wednesday 27 February. Payments totalling £25.139 million were issued on 4 March to 7,807 producers, under arrangements announced on 1 March. it is anticipated that the great majority of payments will be made in full by the end of April, although this will depend on the speed with which application forms, still outstanding, are completed and returned to the Department.
Housing
Mr. Kirkwood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the detailed burdens and conditions to be built into the title deeds of the heritable
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