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Mr. Hanley : Social security operational matters are the responsibility of Mr. Alex Wylie, chief executive of the Social Security Agency. He will write to the hon. Gentleman and copies of his reply will be placed in the Library and Public Information Office.
Magharafelt Primary School
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) when he expects the perimeter fence at Magharafelt controlled primary school to be repaired ;
(2) how many mobile classrooms there are at Magharafelt controlled primary school ; and when he expects them to be replaced by permanent buildings.
Dr. Mawhinney : Any necessary repairs will be carried out by the north eastern education and library board as soon as possible. The school has two mobile classrooms. The north eastern education and library board has no immediate plans to replace them.
Hospital (Coleraine)
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in the last six months on the provision of the new hospital at Coleraine ; what sums have been expended on that programme to date ; and when he expects work to begin.
Mr. Hanley : I announced approval in principle for the new Causeway hospital on 13 September. A site has been identified at Lodge road, Coleraine and negotiations for its purchase are in hand. I hope to be able to announce the time scale for the construction in the near future.
Fishing
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will, for as long a number of years as is possible at reasonable cost, publish a table to show for each river in the area covered by the Foyle Fisheries Commission the number of (a) salmon, (b) grilse and (c) sea trout taken by (i) anglers and (ii) by commercial fishermen showing the number of fish taken by nets and fishing engines in each river estuary and in Lough Foyle, by other coastal fishing stations and by drift nets.
Mr. Hanley : The tables set out the information which is available. Separate figures for salmon and grilse cannot be provided.
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Anglers' catch returns
Salmon and Grilse
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Camowen/Drumragh |5 |17 |4 |4 |37 |14 |3 |13 |3 |2
Culdaff |1 |8 |- |- |2 |1 |- |- |1 |1
Dennett |6 |6 |3 |3 |6 |2 |1 |- |4 |15
Derg |32 |193 |11 |13 |103 |10 |3 |9 |5 |40
Deele |4 |7 |- |- |2 |- |- |3 |- |-
Faughan |420 |403 |273 |52 |564 |371 |89 |165 |370 |332
Finn and Reelan |248 |273 |339 |75 |309 |324 |77 |208 |170 |188
Foyle |14 |68 |15 |80 |7 |25 |14 |39 |20 |4
Glenelly/Owenkillew |27 |125 |10 |5 |64 |22 |12 |20 |22 |25
Mourne/Strule |183 |479 |89 |79 |496 |270 |82 |410 |299 |156
Roe |552 |519 |80 |53 |224 |119 |96 |77 |81 |119
Others |25 |27 |7 |15 |- |14 |13 |16 |2 |45
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Totals |1,517|2,125|831 |379 |1,814|1,172|390 |960 |977 |927
Percentage submission of returns<1> |12 |17 |7 |15 |10 |8 |4 |5 |6 |4
Sea Trout
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Camowen/Drumragh |4 |15 |2 |4 |40 |30 |- |- |- |6
Culdaff |10 |19 |15 |27 |29 |22 |5 |- |- |4
Dennett |299 |165 |165 |152 |68 |39 |14 |17 |95 |220
Derg |73 |196 |5 |6 |121 |13 |11 |23 |5 |10
Deele |15 |22 |- |- |36 |11 |5 |16 |- |8
Faughan |2,950|2,188|5,723|1,425|2,808|1,864|1,210|1,003|648 |660
Finn and Reelan |408 |337 |103 |209 |137 |245 |253 |135 |55 |138
Foyle |199 |224 |39 |188 |46 |42 |263 |175 |122 |9
Glenelly/Owenkillew |163 |319 |85 |84 |148 |79 |73 |25 |23 |38
Mourne/Strule |1,092|644 |368 |254 |633 |271 |97 |364 |170 |63
Roe |1,687|756 |195 |773 |772 |135 |207 |216 |166 |193
Others |521 |114 |57 |466 |- |178 |218 |107 |128 |50
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Totals |7,421|4,999|6,567|3,588|4,838|2,929|2,356|2,081|1,412|1,399
<1>Percentage submission of returns |12 |17 |7 |15 |10 |8 |4 |5 |6 |4
<1>Anglers in the Foyle Fisheries Commission area are required, as part of the licensing arrangements,
to submit catch returns but do not always
do so. Figures cannot be extrapolated to give catch returns for 100 per cent. submission of returns
as, among other factors, anglers are more
likely to make a return if they have caught fish.
Commercial fishermen's catches
Salmon and grilse
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Drift nets-Sea and Lough Foyle |21,252 |37,165 |65,654 |18,299 |24,528 |32,280 |12,587 |17,321 |55,108 |33,850
Draft nets-River Foyle |10,296 |17,036 |14,237 |9,697 |12,921 |11,355 |4,883 |15,358 |30,612 |9,188
River Roe |1,485 |3,268 |1,244 |595 |1,145 |1,354 |551 |818 |478 |1,011
Fixed engines-Coastal |435 |943 |627 |78 |674 |282 |47 |79 |330 |371
Londonderry fishery River Foyle |1,313 |1,745 |1,490 |863 |1,253 |1,083 |415 |763 |- |-
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Totals |34,781 |60,157 |83,252 |29,532 |40,521 |46,354 |18,483 |34,339 |86,528 |44,420
Sea trout
|1981|1982|1983|1984|1985|1986|1987|1988|1989|1990
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Draft nets River Roe |473 |352 |942 |846 |225 |279 |285 |259 |22 |62
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will for as long a number of years as is possible at reasonable cost, publish a table to show for each river in the area covered by the Fisheries Conservancy Board the number of (a) salmon, (b) grilse and (c) sea trout taken by (i) anglers and (ii) commercial fishermen, showing the number of fish taken by nets/fishing engines in each river estuary, fresh water lough or by coastal fishing stations and by drift nets.
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Mr. Hanley : The information is not available in the form requested. In the Fisheries Conservancy Board area anglers are not required to submit catch returns but records of some catches are submitted on a voluntary basis and these are set out in the table together with the commercial fisherman's returns. Separate figures are not available for salmon and grilse and figures for sea trout are available only in respect of commercial fishing.
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Anglers' catch returns
Salmon and grilse
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Lower River Bann |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |2,530|1,831|983
Bush River Private Stretch |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |170 |70 |47
New Stretch<2> |- |- |- |14 |47 |93 |65 |74 |25 |35
Town Stretch |<1> |145 |89 |41 |146 |201 |195 |108 |57 |114
Leap Stretch |<1> |17 |30 |9 |119 |122 |108 |122 |105 |150
Rest of FCB area except L Erne |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |1,000|757 |1,900
<1> Not available.
<2> Opened in 1984.
Commercial Fishermen's returns
Salmon and Grilse
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Tidal draft nets |180 |215 |520 |549 |400 |27 |69 |114 |74 |12
Tidal drift nets |992 |1,041 |1,231 |662 |1,010 |479 |248 |675 |812 |252
Fixed engines |7,474 |13,773 |13,366 |12,607 |7,944 |11,382 |10,577 |12,968 |17,364 |9,950
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |8,646 |15,029 |15,117 |13,818 |9,354 |11,888 |10,894 |13,757 |18,250 |10,214
Sea Trout
|1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990
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Tidal draft nets |254 |231 |721 |757 |418 |263 |332 |162 |221 |138
Tidal drift nets |- |- |3 |- |2 |1 |1 |2 |3 |-
Fixed engines |138 |102 |155 |189 |65 |142 |120 |120 |163 |101
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Total |392 |333 |879 |946 |485 |406 |453 |288 |387 |239
North Down (Economy)
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take steps to regenerate the local economy in the North Down area.
Mr. Needham : The North Down area benefits from the many measures currently being undertaken by the Government and their agencies to promote economic development throughout Northern Ireland.
Capital Expenditure
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list all capital projects in the areas for which he has responsibility, either directly or indirectly through the South Eastern education and library board, which have been postponed by the recently announced capital expenditure moratorium.
Dr. Mawhinney : The following capital projects in the area of the South Eastern education and library board will be delayed by the moratorium :
Extension to St. Colm's High School, Twinbrook, Dunmurry Extension to St. Colmcille's High School, Crossgar
Minor works at Longstone Special School, Dundonald
Site purchase at Ballymacross, Lisburn
National Health Service Trusts
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what hospitals in the Province have applied for trust status.
Mr. Hanley : The Royal group of hospitals has applied for health and social services trust status and its application has been accepted. The trust will become fully operational as from 1 April 1993.
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Public Expenditure, Strangford
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which projects by the roads service of the Department of the Environment in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed due to the moratorium on public expenditure.
Mr. Needham : A number of maintenance schemes to a value of approximately £200,000 and the following minor works schemes have been delayed :
A20 Saltwater Bridge, Kircubbin
Moss Road, Millisle
Manse Road/Saintfield Road Junction, Carryduff
Killynure Road/Church Road Junction, Carryduff
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which projects by the Northern Ireland fire authority in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed by the moratorium on public expenditure ;
(2) which projects, supported by the industrial development boards, in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed due to the moratorium on public expenditure ;
(3) which projects by the water service of the Department of the Environment in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed due to the moratorium on public expenditure.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which projects by the Department of Agriculture in the constituency of Strangford have been delayed as a result of the moratorium on public expenditure for capital projects ;
(2) which projects by the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbours authority have been delayed following the moratorium on public expenditure in capital projects.
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Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which projects by the police authority in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed by the moratorium on public expenditure ;(2) which educational projects in the constituency of Strangford are now delayed due to the moratorium on public expenditure.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at what locations in the constituency of Strangford (a) the building of new homes and (b) improvement schemes to existing homes are delayed due to the moratorium on public expenditure ; and how many homes are involved at each location.
Mr. Needham : The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has advised me that the pause in public spending in 1991-92 will have no affect on the building of new homes or improvement schemes to existing homes in the constituency of Strangford.
Electricity Employees (Pensions)
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the hon. Member for Walsall, North will be receiving a reply to his letter of 28 November regarding pension arrangements for employees of Northern Ireland Electricity.
Mr. Needham : I wrote to the hon. Member on 16 December.
Undergraduate Statistics
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the most recent figures available for the number of undergraduates (a) from Great Britain, (b) from the Republic of Ireland and (c) in total at (i) the University of Ulster and (ii) Queen's University of Belfast.
Dr. Mawhinney : Provisional figures for full-time undergraduates enrolled for the current--1991-92--academic year are :
|Queen's |University
|University|of Ulster
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Great Britain |241 |452
Republic of Ireland |455 |1,190
Total enrolement |7,990 |9,313
Small Firms
Sir David Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schemes his Department runs to provide help or finance for small firms ; and if he will list them.
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Mr. Needham [holding answer 18 December 1991] : Through the Local Enterprise Development Unit--LEDU--and the Training Employment Agency the Department of Economic Development runs or supports 38 schemes. These are :
Training and Employment Agency Schemes
Training
Overseas Export Marketing Programme
Export Development Programme
Finance
Success through Quality
Quality Management Training
Small Business Development Programme
Enterprise Allowance Scheme
New Enterprise Programme
Graduate Enterprise Programme
Entrepreneurial Arts Programme
Manpower Training Scheme
Innovation
Development of Enterprise in Boston in Ireland
Local Enterprise Development Unit Schemes
Information, Counselling and Consultancy
Advisory Business Consultancy Scheme
Health Checks
LEDU Workshops
Technical and Marketing Appraisal Visits
Business Information Services
European Information Centre
Small Firms Counsellors
Mentor Programme
Acumen Programme
Finance
Capital Grant
Working Capital Grant
Unsecured and Secured Loans
Setting-Up Grant
Leasing Grant
Equity
Employment Grant
Rent Relief Grant
Interest Relief Grant
Buying Time Assistance
Management Salary Grant
Incentive Grants
Enterprise Grants
Marketing Development Grant
Development Grant
Property
Local Enterprise Programme
Property Development Scheme
Innovation
Strategic Programme for Innovation and Technology Transfer
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