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Royal Ulster Constabulary
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the expenditure on arms and ammunition by the Royal Ulster Constabulary over the past year.
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Mr. Mates : Expenditure by the Police Authority for Northern Ireland on the purchase of arms and ammunition for the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the financial year ended 31 March 1993, amounted to £1,273,975.
Tourism
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been spent on the promotion of tourism in Northern Ireland in each of the past six years.
Mr. Atkins : Government expenditure on the promotion of tourism in Northern Ireland has increased significantly over the six years as is evidenced by the table :
Year |£'000s ---------------------- 1987-88 |4,960 1988-89 |5,387 1989-90 |5,695 1990-91 |7,357 1991-92 |7,094 1992-93 |11,662
Bankruptcies
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firms have gone bankrupt in Northern Ireland each year since January 1991; how many firms went bankrupt in the previous two years; and how many firms have (a) gone into receivership and (b) been wound up in each quarter of the past two years.
Mr. Atkins : The numbers of bankruptcies and companies wound up in the calendar years 1989-1992 are as follows :
|1989|1990|1991|1992
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Bankruptcies |238 |286 |366 |404
Companies wound up |176 |180 |239 |208
The quarterly statistics on receiverships and companies wound up for the past two years are shown as follows :
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1991 1992
Quarter Quarter
|1 |2 |3 |4 |Total|1 |2 |3 |4 |Total
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Receivership |1 |15 |14 |3 |33 |6 |2 |6 |4 |18
Wound-up |53 |69 |39 |78 |239 |41 |69 |41 |57 |208
Terrorism
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been killed by terrorists in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the year ; and what were the dates and locations of these murders.
Mr. Mates : The police are currently investigating 21 incidents in which terrorist organisations are believed to
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have killed 25 people in Northern Ireland in the period 1 January 1993 to 31 March 1993. Details of the date and location of these incidents are given in the table below.Column 635
|Date |Location |Number of Deaths
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1. |3 January |Lisnagleer |2
2. |11 January |Dungannon |1
3. |14 January |Belfast |1
4. |17 January |Belfast |1
5. |21 January |Belfast |1
6. |23 January |Londonderry |1
7. |28 January |Cookstown |1
8. |2 February |Ballyronan |1
9. |9 February |Armagh |1
10. |11 February |Moy |1
11. |12 February |Castlederg |1
12. |15 February |Belfast |1
13. |24 February |Loughgall |1
14. |25 February |Crossmaglen |1
15. |8 March |Keady |1
16. |10 March |Belfast |1
17. |15 March |Newtownabbey |1
18. |17 March |Forkhill |1
19. |24 March |Belfast |1
20. |25 March |Castlerock |4
21. |25 March |Belfast |1
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|Total 25
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Old People's Homes
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the daily or weekly cost to his Department of maintaining a person in an old people's home.
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Mr. Hanley : For the year ended 31 March 1992 the average cost of maintaining a resident in a home for the elderly administered by the Northern Ireland health and social services boards was £227 per week. This figure excludes capital and central administration costs.
Unemployment
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons are registered as unemployed in Belfast East and West and of these how many are (a) males over 18 years, (b) males under 18 years, (c) females over 18 years and (d) females under 18 years ; and what is the total number of people under 18 years unemployed in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Atkins : The number of unemployed claimants disaggregated by age and sex for the parliamentary constituencies of Belfast East and Belfast West is set out in the table. The figures given relate to those unemployed on 11 February 1993, the latest date for which information is available.
Unemployed claimants |Belfast East |Belfast West
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Males over 18 years |3,024 |7,726
Males 18 years and under |62 |156
Females over 18 years |949 |1,397
Females 18 years and under |49 |98
|------- |-------
Total |4,084 |9,377
The total number of unemployed aged 18 years and under in Northern Ireland is 3,043.
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Student Grants
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students from Northern Ireland received grants towards their studies in the last year for which figures are available.
Mr. Hanley : The total number of students from Northern Ireland in receipt of awards in the 1991-92 academic year was 35,777.
Manufacturing Plants
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the number of (a) mainland British and (b) United States firms which have set up manufacturing plants in Northern Ireland since 1963 ; and, in each case, what information he has on the sum total of grants paid out and the number which are still in the Province, listing the names and the products produced by each.
Mr. Atkins : Information is available only from September 1982 when the Industrial Development Board was established. Sixteen mainland British and eight USA firms have set up manufacturing plants in Northern Ireland since that date with selective financial assistance from the Industrial Development Board. Grants totalling £5.3 million have been paid to the mainland British firms and £15.8 million to the USA firms. Nine mainland British and four USA firms still operate in Northern Ireland. Details of these are as follows :
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Company name |Product
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Mainland British
Lynjoy Ltd. |Telecommunications components
Forte Airport Services |In flight meals
Rumenco Ltd. |Animal feed stuff additives
Bowater (NI) Ltd. |Printing
D. Evans Assemblies |Telecommunications components
ISA Poultry Services Ltd. |Poultry breeding
Tensator (NI) Ltd. |Backwound springs
Avery Label (NI) Ltd. |Self adhesive labels
Audio Processing Technology Ltd. |Music coding systems
USA
Irlandus Circuits |Printed circuit boards
Sentronics |Digital tyre pressure gauges
DDL Electronics Ltd. |Circuit boards
Fruit of the Loom Manufacturing |Textile products
Inward Investing Firms
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the number of inward investing firms which have pulled out of Northern Ireland during each of the past four years and on the number of jobs affected.
Mr. Atkins : Information on inward investng firms which had accepted offers of selective financial assistance form the Industrial Development Board and subsequently closed is as follows :
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Closures of Inward Investing Firms
|Number of closures|Employment at date
|of closure
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1989-90 |4 |257
1990-91 |9 |352
1991-92 |13 |552
1992-93 |12 |1,065
Gaelic Athletic Association
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in persuading the Gaelic Athletic Association to end its ban on membership of those who have served in the Royal Navy, the Army or the police.
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Mr. Hanley : As a voluntary sports organisation which receives grant aid, Government officials meet representatives of the GAA from time to time. The Government's regret for GAA membership restrictions is already in the public record but changes on GAA membership rules are a matter for that organisation.
Belfast International Airport
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) public money and (b) money originating from European funding programmes has been invested in Belfast international airport over the last three years ; what proportion of the total sum invested has been spent on improving the infrastructure of the airport ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : Direct Government financial assistance to Belfast international airport ceased in 1989. Over the last three years over £7.5 million of grant aid from the European regional development fund transportation programme has been received, all of which has been spent on improving the airport infrastructure.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to announce the sale of Belfast international airport ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : The Government's decision to privatise the airport was announced by my predecessor in November 1991.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many airport police operate at Belfast international airport ; under whose control they currently operate ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : A total of 59 airport police are employed at Belfast international airport. They are all employees of Northern Ireland Airports Ltd. and operate fully under their control.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list (a) the numbers of flights and (b) the numbers of passengers passing through Belfast international airport over the last three years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : There were 96,510 aircraft movements at Belfast international airport in 1990 ; 97,213 in 1991 ; and 96,991 in 1992. Passenger movements in the same three years were 2,293,749 ; 2,168, 226 ; and 2,245,618 respectively.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed at Belfast international airport on 1 January ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Atkins : The figure is 363.
Port of Belfast
Mr. William O'Brien : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received regarding the privatisation of the port of Belfast ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : As part of the consultation process on the draft Ports (NI) Order 1993 I have received 38 responses. These included 10 which expressed reservations about the possibility of privatising the port of Belfast. I will be considering each of these responses in detail.
Sex Offenders
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his policy on placing sex offenders selected for community service on schemes in the community.
Mr. Mates : Sentencing decisions in individual cases are matters for the courts. Where the courts impose a community service order for a sexual offence, or on an offender who has previously been convicted for sexual offences, the Probation Board for Northern Ireland places the offender on a scheme in which the risk to others and to the offender is minimised, and in which the offender can be closely supervised.
Ports (Northern Ireland) Order 1993
Mr. William O'Brien : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will amend the draft Ports (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 in order to subject it to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Mr. Atkins : The draft Ports (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 is already subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
School Budgets
Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average cost per pupil of (a) centrally provided services, (b) such centrally provided services as form part of the potential schools budget and (c) central administration, in each local education authority in the last year for which information is available.
Mr. Hanley : There is no Northern Ireland equivalent to the potential schools budget used by local education authorities in England and Wales. The remaining information, obtained from the Northern Ireland education and library boards' 1991-92 local management of schools outturn statements, is as follows :
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Cost per pupil
|Belfast |North eastern|South eastern|Southern |Western
|£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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i.Centrally provided services |307 |321 |317 |368 |389
ii. Central administration |61 |42 |47 |62 |60
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Trust Ports
Mr. William O'Brien : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement concerning the procedure for privatising trust ports in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Atkins : The Government propose to make an Order in Council to enable the privatisation of trust ports in Northern Ireland. As the proposed order has just concluded its consultation stage I have not yet considered the responses made and accordingly a statement on procedures would be premature.
Days Lost
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of days lost per 1,000 workers in Northern Ireland during each of the last two years.
Mr. Atkins : A total of 32 in 1991 and 15 in 1992.
Pupil-teacher Ratios
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Hanley : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) on 18 March 1993, Official Report, columns 397-98.
Public Appointments
Dr. Wright : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the appointments made by him as listed in "Public Bodies 1992" came wit Mr. Mates : The appointments made by my right hon. and learned Friend which require a submission to the Prime Minister are as follows :
Chairman -- Industrial Development Board
Chairman -- Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights Deputy Chairman -- Parliamentary Boundary Commission
and two members for Northern Ireland
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research has been conducted in hospitals in the Province on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Mr. Hanley : Over the last five years research has been carried out at the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast, into the physical causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis and the possibility of devising an objective diagnostic test for the condition.
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Students
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will give further consideration to student financial hardship associated with summer rent demands and the absence of housing benefit entitlement ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Hanley : In general it is the student support system which is designed to provide financial help for full-time students. Housing benefit, which helps with both rent and rates, is available to vulnerable group students throughout their courses, including the summer vacation.
There are no plans to change this policy.
Industrial Development
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show for each council area the number of visits sponsored by the Industrial Development Board by prospective investors, together with the sums invested in (a) manufacturing industry, (b) service industry and (c) banking, in each such area in each of the last three years for which figures are available, by (i) overseas investors, (ii) United Kingdom investors, (iii) Northern Ireland investors and (iv) investors from the Republic of Ireland or as much of such information as is available.
Mr. Atkins : Details of visits by prospective investors and planned investments in manufacturing industry and tradeable services are set out in the tables. There have been no investments by the banking sector.
Visits by prospective investors
District councils |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93
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Antrim |61 |81 |38
Ards |3 |9 |5
Armagh |3 |2 |3
Ballymena |3 |10 |3
Ballymoney |1 |1 |4
Banbridge |1 |- |-
Belfast |188 |213 |141
Carrickfergus |13 |19 |7
Castlereagh |9 |14 |8
Coleraine |4 |28 |4
Cookstown |- |- |1
Craigavon |14 |12 |15
Derry |23 |28 |23
Down |4 |4 |6
Dungannon |1 |1 |3
Fermanagh |1 |1 |4
Larne |11 |10 |5
Limavady |2 |1 |2
Lisburn |10 |12 |11
Magherafelt |1 |- |1
Moyle |1 |- |1
Newry and Mourne |4 |4 |10
Newtownabbey |40 |46 |30
North Down |10 |25 |7
Omagh |4 |- |1
Strabane |3 |1 |-
|------- |------- |-------
Total |415 |522 |333
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
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Planned investment in tradeable services
1992-93 (to end February 1993)
£ thousands
District councils |Overseas |GB |NI |ROI |Totals
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Antrim |- |2,107 |- |- |2,107
Ards |- |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |- |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |- |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |- |-
Belfast |- |10,543 |934 |- |11,477
Carrickfergus |- |260 |- |- |260
Castlereagh |- |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |- |- |- |-
Cookstown |- |- |- |- |-
Craigavon |- |- |- |- |-
Derry |- |- |- |- |-
Down |- |- |- |- |-
Dungannon |- |- |- |- |-
Fermanagh |- |2,349 |- |- |2,349
Larne |- |- |- |- |-
Limavady |- |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |- |- |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |- |-
Moyle |- |- |- |- |-
Newry and Mourne |- |- |- |- |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |- |-
North Down |- |- |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |- |-
Strabane |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Totals |- |15,259 |934 |- |16,193
Job Creation
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show what sums of public money have been (a) paid or (b) committed in each of the last five years per job (i) created and (ii) sustained in each parliamentary constituency in Belfast and in each of the other 25 local council areas ; and from which Government agency the money was provided, or as much of such information as is readily available.
Mr. Atkins : The following tables show the assistance offered in recent years by the Industrial Development Board and the Local Enterprise Development Unit to promote and sustain employment.
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
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1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
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1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
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1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Column 651
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Column 651
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Column 653
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Column 653
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Column 655
Local enterprise development unit
District councils |Promoted jobs |Assistance offered|Safeguarded jobs |Assistance offered
|£'000 |£'000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991-92
Antrim |81 |237 |0 |0
Ards |174 |739 |0 |0
Armagh |80 |321 |14 |60
Ballymena |59 |220 |0 |0
Ballymoney |4 |14 |0 |0
Banbridge |34 |316 |0 |0
Belfast |844 |4,105 |22 |87
Carrickfergus |36 |102 |0 |0
Castlereagh |40 |53 |0 |0
Coleraine |33 |112 |0 |0
Cookstown |94 |376 |0 |0
Craigavon |162 |851 |95 |301
Derry |181 |713 |0 |0
Down |88 |314 |35 |125
Dungannon |156 |627 |0 |0
Fermanagh |133 |554 |0 |0
Larne |26 |80 |0 |0
Limavady |23 |68 |0 |0
Lisburn |150 |438 |0 |0
Magherafelt |66 |217 |0 |0
Moyle |17 |111 |0 |0
Newry and Mourne |268 |1,047 |25 |80
Newtownabbey |174 |624 |8 |48
North Down |137 |418 |0 |0
Omagh |100 |332 |0 |0
Strabane |62 |414 |0 |0
|------ |------ |------ |------
Totals |3,222 |13,403 |199 |701
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs will be created by the Seagate investment in Londonderry ; what he expects the catchment area for employees to be ; how many (a) Roman Catholic and (b) Protestant employees, will represent the balance in the work force consistent with fair employment practices ; and what are the proportions of Roman Catholics and Protestants in the expected catchment area of employment.
Mr. Atkins : Over the next four years, employment at the Seagate investment in Londonderry is expected to reach 506. Responsibility for recruitment rests with the employer. Under the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, all employers are required to afford fair participation in employment to members of both communities. The Fair Employment Commission will provide information and advice on any aspect of fair employment practices, including catchment areas, to any employer.
Potato Crop
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the acreage of the 1992 potato crop which was not harvested at (a) 1 December 1992, (b) 1 January 1993, (c) 1 February 1993, (d) 1 March 1993 and (e) 1 April 1993 ; and what percentage of the total acreage this represented at each date of (i) the seed and (ii) the ware crop acreage.
Mr. Hanley : Estimates of unharvested potatoes are as follows :
Column 656
d
Week ended |Area not harvested |Unharvested seed as|Unharvested ware as
|(acres) |a percentage of |a percentage of
|total seed area |total ware area
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 December 1992 |6,250 |17.4 |24.3
2 January 1993 |4,670 |12.6 |18.3
6 February 1993 |3,909 |9.9 |15.7
6 March 1993 |2,676 |6.6 |10.8
27 March 1993<1> |1,575 |4.5 |6.1
<1> Latest available date.
Correspondence
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what reply he has sent to Mr. Jim McCormick of the East Belfast Conservative Association to a letter that was sent to him on 19 March.
Sir Patrick Mayhew : I wrote to Mr. McCormick on 31 March confirming that the Government remained committed to the objective of finding an effective and permanent solution to the problem about which he had written to me.
University Funding
Mr. Mallon : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what funding has been made available for (a) teaching, (b) research and (c) other activities in Queen's university, Belfast and the New University of Ulster in the years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992, respectively ;
(2) what is the total quantity of Government funding made available for Queen's university, Belfast and the New University of Ulster in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Mr. Hanley : The amounts made available by Northern Ireland Departments to each university are as follows :
Column 657
Financial year
|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Queen's University
Teaching}
Research} |31,272 |31,993 |32,181 |32,125 |31,225 |17,207
|14,837
Other activities |10,122 |12,592 |14,305 |13,442 |14,871 |14,754
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total funding |41,394 |44,585 |46,486 |45,567 |46,096
University of Ulster
Teaching}
Research} |29,091 |32,118 |34,626 |34,347 |31,646 |18,136
|13,775
Other activities |8,490 |10,708 |13,308 |14,800 |15,227 |16,037
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total funding |37,581 |42,826 |47,934 |49,147 |46,873 |47,948
Notes:
1. Departmental funding is not held on calendar year basis and tables give
amounts in financial years.
2. Prior to the 1992-93 financial year, Departmental records do not identify
funding for teaching and research separately.
3. Amounts exclude tuition fees paid under the Northern Ireland Students'
Awards Regulations.
4. The reduction in teaching and research funding between 1990-91 and
1991-92 is accounted for by the shift in funding from these areas to cover
increases in tuition fees.
Growing a Green Economy"
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many copies of his Department's publication "Growing a Green Economy" have been published ; to which organisations and individuals it has been distributed ; and what is the cost of the first print run.
Mr. Atkins : Ten thousand copies of "Growing a Green Economy" have been printed at a cost of £25,500. The document is being distributed widely within Northern Ireland to industry and commerce, business representative bodies, environmental interest groups and local councils. It is also available on demand at HMSO and a copy has been sent to each Member of Parliament for information.
Mink Farms
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many mink farms are currently licensed in each county in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Hanley : There are no mink farms in Northern Ireland.
Scale Maps
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will arrange with the Ordnance Survey for the publication of a version or versions of the 1-50,000 scale maps of Northern Ireland showing (a) the townland boundaries, (b) local Government boundaries and (c) parliamentary boundaries.
Mr. Hanley : The decision whether to publish a particular type of map is a matter for the director and chief executive of Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. I understand that some of the maps to which the hon. Gentleman refers are already available.
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