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Table 2
List of staff by grade in institutions of further education at 1 October 1993
College |Principal |Vice-principal|Head of |Principal |Senior |Lecturer
|department |lecturer |lecturer
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Belfast Institute |1 |6 |19 |22 |132 |299
Omagh |1 |1 |4 |- |5 |53
Newtownabbey |1 |1 |3 |- |11 |76
Ballymoney |1 |- |1 |- |3 |15
Antrim |1 |- |4 |- |5 |23
Ballymena |1 |1 |5 |- |11 |64
Larne |1 |- |3 |- |2 |31
Hotel and Catering |1 |- |1 |- |2 |19
Coleraine |1 |1 |4 |- |5 |45
Magherafelt |1 |- |3 |- |3 |30
Armagh |1 |1 |4 |- |6 |48
Newry/Kilkeel |1 |1 |5 |- |9 |70
Lurgan |1 |- |3 |- |4 |44
Portadown |1 |1 |4 |1 |9 |72
Banbridge |1 |- |1 |- |3 |23
East Tyrone |1 |1 |3 |- |8 |46
North Down |1 |2 |4 |1 |24 |75
Lisburn |1 |- |3 |- |9 |51
Down |- |1 |4 |- |6 |47
Newcastle |1 |- |2 |- |4 |20
Castlereagh |1 |1 |4 |- |9 |55
North-West |1 |2 |8 |4 |37 |94
Fermanagh |1 |1 |3 |- |7 |47
Limavady |1 |1 |4 |- |5 |25
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what additional resources have been made available to (a) the North Eastern, (b) the Southern and (c) the South Eastern education and library boards in order to assist with the amalgamation of further education colleges in their respective areas ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : The additional resources for administrative costs incurred by the board are as follows :
Board |1993-94|1994-95
|£ |£
-----------------------------------------------------------
(a) North-Eastern Education
and Library Board |52,000 |45,000
(b) Southern Education and Library
Board |17,000 |10,000
(c) South-Eastern Education
and Library Board |17,000 |10,000
In addition the Department of Education will adjust the boards' indicative allocation for premature retirement redundancy lump sums. These payments will not therefore be a charge on the boards' block grant.
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Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what study his Department has made of the differential growth rates across colleges of further education ; what measures he has taken or intends to take in order to reform the method of funding further education colleges in Northern Ireland ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : There has been no such study ; nor are there any immediate plans for a new funding methodology. Measures have been taken to eradicate as far as possible historical imbalances in the allocation of resources to the education and library boards for further education.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by college, the number of redundancies, both voluntary and compulsory that have taken place in Northern Ireland during the following academic years between 1988-89 and 1992-93 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : Details are available only for further education lecturers who have been awarded premature retirement pensions on the grounds of redundancy since 1990 :
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College of further |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94
education
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Belfast Institute |- |- |- |6
North West Institute |1 |- |- |-
Omagh |- |- |- |3
Fermanagh |- |- |1 |-
Limavady |- |- |- |-
Ballymena |2 |- |- |-
Antrim |- |- |- |-
Coleraine |- |1 |1 |-
Newtownabbey |- |- |- |-
Ballymoney |1 |- |- |-
Magherafelt |- |- |- |-
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College |- |1 |- |-
Larne |- |2 |- |-
Newcastle |1 |- |1 |-
Castlereagh |2 |- |- |-
North Down and Ards |- |- |- |-
Lisburn |3 |1 |- |-
Down |- |- |- |-
Portadown |- |- |- |-
East Tyrone |- |- |- |-
Banbridge |- |- |- |-
Armagh |- |- |- |-
Newry/Kilkeel |- |- |- |-
Lurgan |- |3 |- |-
|-- |-- |-- |--
Total |10 |8 |3 |9
Note:
Lecturers in the Youth Training Programme have not been included.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications have been made to the
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Belfast institute during the past two years from applicants wishing to undertake full-time higher education courses ; and if he will make a statement.Column 277
Mr. Ancram : The Belfast institute does not maintain an annual record of applications for higher education courses. The institute estimates that the applications received in each of the academic years 1992 -93 and 1993-94 would be approximately 1,200 to 1,500.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what resources were specifically allocated in order to fund general national vocational qualifications in schools and further education colleges in Northern Ireland during 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : The resources allocated to fund GNVQs in Northern Ireland are related to the phased introduction of specific areas of study which were delivered mainly through the futher education sector. The additional funding allocated to further education in each of the academic years was :
Year |£ ---------------------- 1992-93 |30,000 1993-94 |71,000
Colleges could also draw, in 1993-94, on resources under the further education programme. £157,400 was allocated to the education and library boards to support curriculum development for specific vocational areas and £558,000 was allocated for staff development, where GNVQ was among the identified priorities.
Funding of £65,000 for 1994-95 is expected to be allocated to phase III of the GNVQ pilot when it is introduced in September 1994. No specific additional funds have been provided to schools for GNVQ. Under local management of schools, schools wishing to develop new courses must do so from within their allocated budget. Those schools participating with colleges benefit from staff and curriculum development, resource materials and teaching time provided by the colleges.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by individual school and further education college the total budget allocated to each participating institution to fund GNVQs during (a) 1992-93, (b) 1993-94 and (c) 1994-95 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : Funding for GNVQs has been provided specifically for the pilot phases, which are being delivered mainly through the further education sector. Schools participating with the colleges benefit from staff and curriculum development, resource materials and teaching time provided by the colleges.
A list of schools and further education colleges with their budgets is as follows :
|£
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1992-93
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education
(St. Patrick's High School participated in the pilot
of Manufacturing) |13,000
North West Institute of Further and Higher Education
(Thornhill College, Foyle and Londonderry College
and St. Mary's School participated in the pilot of
Business; St. Mary's High in Health and Social Care) |13,000
Castlereagh College of Further Education (Lagan College
participated in the pilot of Business) |4,000
|----
Total allocation |30,000
1993-94
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education |30,000
North West Institute of Further and Higher Education |28,000
Castlereagh College of Further Education (Ashfield Boys
and Girls High School participated in the pilot of
Manufacturing) |3,500
Newcastle College of Further Education (St. Malachy's
High School Castlewellan participated in the pilot of
Manufacturing) |3,500
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College |6,000
|----
Total allocation |71,000
Funding of £65,000 for 1994-95 is expected to be allocated by my Department when it is known which courses will be taken up by the colleges and schools in September 1994.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of temporary teachers paid on a daily rate who were employed by each college for periods longer than 26 weeks during each of the last three years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : The information is as follows for each academic year :
College of Further |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993 to date
Education
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Belfast Institute |20 |9 |4
North West Institute |4 |3 |1
Omagh |2 |4 |2
Fermanagh |3 |1 |-
Limavady |- |- |-
Ballymena |9 |4 |2
Antrim |2 |- |-
Coleraine |1 |- |-
Newtownabbey |2 |2 |3
Ballymoney |2 |- |-
Magherafelt |1 |1 |-
NI Hotel and Catering College |- |1 |-
Larne |- |- |-
Newcastle |2 |1 |1
Castlereagh |2 |3 |3
North Down and Ards |9 |16 |5
Lisburn |- |- |-
Down |- |- |-
Portadown |7 |5 |3
East Tyrone |1 |- |-
Banbridge |- |1 |-
Armagh |- |1 |-
Newry/Kilkeel |3 |3 |2
Lurgan |- |1 |1
|--- |--- |---
Total |70 |56 |27
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans his Department has to permit the Belfast Institute to provide full- time higher level courses in catering ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : I have discussed this issue with a delegation from the college led by the hon. Member for Belfast, South (Rev. Martin Smyth) and have agreed to consider it further when evidence of demand for such courses is provided.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average unit of resource funding
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per further education student in Northern Ireland for each of the past five years ; what was the average unit of resource funding for each trainee in a training centre for the same period ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Ancram : It is only possible to calculate the average unit of resource funding per full-time equivalent further education student in Northern Ireland on an equitable basis since 1991. Capital costs and student grants are not included. Figures beyond 1992-93 are not yet available :
|£
--------------------
1991-92 |2,224
1992-93 |2,311
I have been advised by the chief executive of the Training and Employment Agency that the average unit of resources funding for a trainee in a training centre, including capital costs and excluding the training allowances paid to individuals is :
|£
--------------------
1989-90 |4,902
1990-91 |5,418
1991-92 |5,826
1992-93 |6,716
1993-94 |5,499
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what additional resources have been made available to the Belfast education and library board in order to assist with the amalgamation of further education colleges ; if he will provide a breakdown of these additional resources in relation to their specific purpose ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : An additional £40,000 was provided in 1990-91 to support the secondment of four senior lecturers.
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by college and by individual case the number of industrial tribunal and fair employment tribunal applications lodged against further education colleges for each year since 1989 ; how many cases have been upheld against the further education colleges and how many cases have resulted in a settlement which has involved payments being made by an education and library board ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : The following information has been provided by the education and library boards :
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College |Type of case |Result |Compensation
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1990
1. Lisburn |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
2. Lisburn |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
3. Newtownabbey |Industrial tribunal |Agreed settlement before hearing |Yes
4. North Antrim |Industrial tribunal |Agreed settlement before hearing |Yes
1991
1. Portadown |Fair employment |Settled before tribunal hearing |Yes
| tribunal
2. Portadown |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
3. Lisburn |Industrial tribunal |Case dismissed by tribunal |-
4. North Down |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
5. Antrim |Industrial tribunal |Case settled by written agreement|-
6. North Antrim |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
7. Coleraine |Industrial tribunal |Agreement before tribunal hearing|Yes
8. Omagh |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
9. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Applicant won case |Yes
10. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
11. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Applicant won case |Yes
1992
1. East Tyrone |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
2. Lurgan |Industrial tribunal |Settled by agreement with parties|Yes
3. Portadown |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
4. Lurgan |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
5. East Tyrone |Industrial tribunal |Hearing held pending decision on |-
| another case
6. Newcastle |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing - Awaiting decision on |-
| another case
7. Lisburn |Industrial tribunal |Case dismissed by tribunal |-
8. Lisburn |Industrial tribunal |Case dismissed by tribunal |-
9. Lisburn |Industrial tribunal |Case dismissed by tribunal |-
10. Newcastle |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
11. Newcastle |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
12. Newcastle |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
13. Newcastle |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
14. Newcastle |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
15. Newcastle |Fair employment |Result awaited |-
| tribunal
16. North Down |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
17. Ballymena |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
18. North West Institute |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
19. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
20. Belfast Institute |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
21. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
22. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
23. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Settled before hearing |Yes
1993
1. East Tyrone |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
| tribunal
2. North Down |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
3. Newtownabbey |Fair employment |Withdrawn by applicant |-
| tribunal
4. Omagh |Fair employment |Ongoing |-
tribunal | tribunal
5. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
6. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
7. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
8. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
9. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Withdrawn by applicant |-
1994
1. Newry |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
2. Newry |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
3. Newry |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
4. Newry |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
5. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
6. Belfast Institute |Industrial tribunal |Ongoing |-
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to make a public response to the report of the review group led by Noel Stewart ; what additional resources his Department will make available to further education colleges in Northern Ireland in order to fund investment in accommodation and equipment ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram : The Government responded to the report of the review group in their statement of 9 February 1993. There are no plans for any further statements. Funding for the further education sector is determined in the light of available resources and relative priorities for expenditure.
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School Pupils
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils are at each (a) primary and (b) secondary and higher level schools in (i) the controlled sector, (ii) the maintained sector and (iii) the integrated sector in the constituency of Newry and Armagh.
Mr. Ancram : The 1993-94 enrolment figures are as follows :--
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|Numbers
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(a) (i) Controlled primary schools
Aghavilly, Milford |77
Annaghmore, Portadown |88
Armstrong, Armagh |376
Bessbrook, Newry |98
Cabra, Tandragee, Portadown |24
Clare, Tandragee, Craigavon |62
Collone, Armagh |123
Cormtamlet, Altnamachin |35
Darkley, Armagh |128
Derryhale, Portadown |63
Drumhillery, Middletown |55
Drumsallen, Killylea |54
Foley, Tassagh |85
Hamiltonsbawn, Armagh |112
Hardy Memorial, Richill |451
Keady, Armagh |46
Killylea, Armagh |76
Kingsmills, Whitecross |34
Lisdrumchor, Glenanne |27
Lisnadill, Armagh |81
Markethill Primary, Armagh |223
Mountnorris, Armagh |69
Mullaghglass, Newry |73
Mullavilly, Tandragee |82
Newry Model, Newry |36
Newtownhamilton, Newry |106
Poyntzpass, Newry |64
Tandragee, Tandragee |308
The Cope, Loughgall |123
Tullyroan, Dungannon |45
Windsor Hill, Newry |198
|Numbers
---------------------------------------------------
(ii) Maintained Primary Schools
Anamar, Crossmaglen, Newry |75
Armagh Christian Bros, Armagh |451
Carrickrovaddy, Newtownhamilton |39
Clady (St. Michael's), Armagh |39
Clay, Keady, Armagh |60
Clonalig, Newry |151
Cloughoge, Newry |310
Collegeland, Dungannon |32
Drelincourt Infants, Armagh |39
Dromintee, Killeavy |137
Glassdrummond, Middletown |82
Jonesborough, Newry |127
Killeen, Newry |114
Lissummon, Newry |29
Loughgall |31
Middletown Boys', Armagh |56
Mount St. Catherine's, Armagh |429
Newtownhamilton (St. Michael's) |103
Our Lady's, Keady |40
St. Brigid's, Crossmaglen |139
St. Brigid's, Belleeks |77
St. Clare's, Keady |204
St. Clare's Convent, Newry |609
St. Colman's Abbey, Newry |686
St. Colman's-Saval, Newry |109
St. Colmcille's, Armagh |30
St. James', Markethill |52
St. James', Tandragee |54
St. Jarlath's, Blackwaterstown |128
St. Joseph's, Convent, Newry |447
St. Joseph's, Armagh |137
St. Joseph's, Poyntzpass, Newry |81
St. Joseph's, Killeavy |195
St. Joseph's, Bessbrook, Newry |355
St. Lawrence's, Belleeks |46
St. Louis' Convent, Middletown |46
St. Malachy's, Ballymoughan |64
St. Malachy's, Chapel Lane, Armagh |213
St. Malachy's, Camlough, Newry |242
St. Malachy's, Carnagat, Newry |466
St. Mary's Boys', Keady, Armagh |191
St. Mary's, Tassagh, Armagh |77
St. Mary's, Jerrettspass, Newry |50
St. Mary's, Mullaghbawn, Newry |198
St. Mochua's, Keady, Armagh |109
St. Oliver Plunkett, Forkhill |92
St. Oliver Plunkett, Kilmore |97
St. Patrick's Boys' Newry |335
St. Patrick's, Crossmaglen, Newry |295
St. Patrick's, Armagh |550
St. Patrick's, Cullyhanna, Newry |247
St. Colman's Saval, Newry |109
St. Peter's, Bessbrook |255
Tullyheron, Mountnorris |54
Tullymore, Armagh |58
Tullysaran, Armagh |77
(iii) Integrated Primary Schools
Saints and Scholars, Armagh |26
(b) Secondary schools
|Numbers
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Controlled secondary
Armagh Secondary School |574
Markethill High |456
Newry High |569
Newtownhamilton High |99
Tandragee Junior High |316
(ii) Maintained secondary schools
St. Brigid's High, Armagh |209
St. Catherine's College, Armagh |956
St. Joseph's Boys' High, Newry |391
St. Joseph's High, Crossmaglen |600
St. Mary's Girls' High, Newry |574
St. Patrick's High, Keady |902
St. Paul's High, Newry |1,325
(iii) There are no integrated secondary schools in this area.
There are no sixth form colleges in Northern Ireland.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils attend each secondary and higher level college in (a) the maintained sector, (b) the controlled sector and (c) the integrated sector in the constituency of Strangford.
Mr. Ancram : The 1993-94 enrolment figures are as follows :
|Numbers
---------------------------------------------------------
Maintained Secondary Schools
St. Columba's High School, Portaferry |363
Controlled Secondary and Grammar Schools
Comber High School, Newtownards |460
Donaghadee High School |294
Glastry High School, Ballyhalbert |554
Movilla High School, Newtownards |752
Regent House Grammar School, Newtownards |1,428
Scrabo High School, Newtownards |364
Integrated Secondary Schools
Lagan College, Castlereagh |849
There are no 6th Form Colleges in Northern Ireland.
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School Pupils
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils attend each primary school in (a) the maintained sector, (b) the controlled sector and (c) the integrated sector in the constituency of Strangford.
Mr. Ancram : The 1993-94 enrolment figures are as follows :
|Number
---------------------------------------------
(a) Maintained Primary Schools
St. Anne's, Donaghadee |38
St. Finian's, Newtownards |190
St. Mary's, Comber |33
St. Mary's, Ballygowan |66
St. Mary's, Kircubbin |225
St. Mary's, Portaferry |313
St. Patrick's, Portaferry |89
(b) Controlled Primary Schools
Abbey, Newtownards |523
Alexander Dickson, Ballygowan |213
Andrews Memorial, Comber |511
Ballykeigle, Comber |66
Ballyvester, Donaghadee |89
Ballywalter, Newtownards |141
Belvoir Park, Belfast |276
Branfel, Belfast |290
Cairnshill, Newtownbreda |430
Carrickmannon, Ballygowan |75
Carrowdore, Newtownards |136
Castle Gardens, Newtownards |441
Comber, Newtownards |399
Cottown, Bangor |28
Donaghadee |435
Greyabbey, Newtownards |71
Killinchy, Comber |223
Kircubbin, Newtownards |58
Kirkistown, Cloughey |51
Leadhill, Belfast |187
Londonderry Model, Newtownards |292
Loughries, Newtownards |93
Millisle, Newtownards |171
Moneyrea, Newtownards |134
Newtownards Model, Newtownards |365
Newtownbreda, Belfast |225
O'Neill Memorial, Belfast |41
Portavogie |148
Portaferry |44
Regent House Prep Department |172
Victoria, Ballyhalbert |100
Victoria, Newtownards |556
West Winds, Newtownards |194
There are no integrated primary schools in the constituency of Strangford.
Birds (Illegal Killing)
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, by estate, those occasions on which birds belonging to protected species have been found (a) shot, (b) poisoned or (c) otherwise illegally killed in each of the past five years ; and what is the number of (i) prosecutions and (ii) convictions which have resulted.
Mr. Tim Smith : Records are not kept by estate of those occasions on which birds belonging to protected species have been found (a) shot (b) poisoned or (c) otherwise illegally killed.
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The figures set out in the table list by year for Northern Ireland as a whole (i) the numbers of birds which the Department knows to have been shot, poisoned or illegally killed ; (ii) prosecutions and (iii) convictions.
F
Birds ProsecutioConvictions
|Shot |Poisoned |Otherwise
|illegally
|killed
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1989 |5 |8 |Nil |5 |5
1990 |Nil |Nil |Nil |- |-
1991 |Nil |1 |3 |1 |1
1992 |1 |2 |Nil |1 |1
1993 |Nil |3 |Nil |1 |1
Building Regulations
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to introduce new building regulations or amend existing building regulations, to promote the development of barrier-free housing in terms of (a) new build and (b) renovated or modernised properties ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Tim Smith : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment intends, in conjunction with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales to consult on a range of building regulation provisions which could be applied to the design of new dwellings for the benefit of disabled people.
Northern Ireland maintains its own building regulations and I will bring forward proposals, once the new requirements for England and Wales are known.
There are no plans to consider the applications of such requirements to existing dwellings subject to renovation or modernisation.
Disability
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to encourage public sector landlords to provide disabled people with personal housing plans ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Tim Smith : The administration of public sector housing, including assessment of need, is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. For special needs groups, the Housing Executive co- operates with the relevant health and social services area board to determine the most suitable accommodation and care, including the design or adaptation of dwellings, to meet the specific needs of the disabled occupant.
The Housing Executive also provides a range of services to disabled people and carries out approximately 7,400 major and minor adaptations per year.
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of Northern Ireland's housing stock is constructed or adapted to meet the needs of physically disabled people at the latest date for which information is available ; if he will break this information down into categories of housing tenure ; what plans he has to enhance the availability of such housing stock ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Tim Smith : The information is not available in the form requested. I have, however, been advised by the chief
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executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive that the 1991 house condition survey indicates that 80 per cent. of tenures in the owner-occupied, Housing Executive and housing association sectors provided at least level access to one entrance while for the private rented sector the figure is 63 per cent., and 30 per cent. of all tenures provide both level access and all facilities on the same level.Since 1985 all new Housing Executive and housing association properties have been built to mobility standard on the ground floor to facilitate elderly and disabled people.
The Executive and housing associations normally carry out around 7, 500 major and minor adaptations to dwellings each year. The Executive also expects to provide assistance to the private sector through approximately 3,000 applications for disabled facilities grants and minor works grants each year.
Public Houses
Mr. Robert Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many licensed public houses there have been in Northern Ireland for each of the last 10 years.
Mr. Ancram : The information requested is as follows :
Year |Number --------------------- 1984 |1,845 1985 |1,832 1986 |1,783 1987 |1,735 1988 |1,733 1989 |1,700 1990 |1,684 1991 |1,695 1992 |1,665 1993 |1,643
Consultants (Merit Awards)
Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number and total cost of merit awards currently made to consultants for each health authority in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Ancram : The number of distinction and meritorious service awards currently made to consultants in Northern Ireland is :
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|Number
---------------------
A+ |8
A |27
B |60
C |137
|--
Total |232
The total cost of distinction and meritorious service awards made to consultants in the 1992-93 financial year is as follows :
|1992-93
|£
--------------------------------------------------------------
Eastern Health and Social Services Board |1,856,823
Northern Health and Social Services Board |267,694
Southern Health and Social Services Board |254,089
Western Health and Social Services Board |243,289
|-------
Total |2,621,895
Community Services
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent by each district council in Northern Ireland on community services in 1993-94 ; and how much was spent per head of population in each district.
Mr. Ancram : As the 1993-94 accounts of the district councils have not been finalised, the information is not available at present.
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Mr. A. Cecil Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of persons serving in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, as at 1 May in the ranks of (a) constable, (b) sergeant, (c) inspector, (d) chief inspector, (e) superintendent and (f) chief superintendent ; and if he will give the numbers in each rank who are believed to be CB1 (Protestant origin), CB2 (Roman Catholic) and CB3 (other).
Sir John Wheeler : The number of persons serving in the Royal Ulster Constabulary by rank and perceived community background is collated annually. The following statistics relate to 31 December 1993.
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Rank |Number of|CB1 |CB2 |CB3
|officers
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Constable |6,232 |5,575 |454 |203
Sergeant |1,408 |1,261 |123 |24
Inspector |489 |427 |45 |17
Chief Inspector |164 |140 |22 |2
Superintendent |123 |103 |17 |3
Chief Superintendent |42 |34 |7 |1
Paramilitary Groups
Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of persons suspected of being loyalist paramilitary members and those suspected of being republican paramilitary members who were arrested in each police sub-division between July
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1992 and May 1993 ; how many in each category were subsequently charged ; and what were the figures in each case for the period July 1993 to May 1994.Sir John Wheeler : The available information is for the whole of Northern Ireland and is as follows :
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Date |Total |Suspect |Suspect
|arrests |loyalists |republicans
|charged |charged
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1 July 1992 to 31 May 1993 |1,531 |208 |233
1 July 1993 to 31 May 1994 |1,638 |149 |132
A breakdown by police sub-division, and information on how many of the individuals arrested were suspected members of loyalist or republican groups, is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
United Nations 50th Anniversary
Sir James Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements he is proposing to make to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in Northern Ireland.
Sir John Wheeler : None at present.
SCOTLAND
Rent Registration Service
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of rents asked for by the landlords and the level of rents determined by the rent officers in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I assume that the hon. Member is seeking information on the total sum of rents claimed by landlords and the total sum of rents determined by the rent registration service. In the case of rents determined for housing benefit subsidy, it was estimated on the basis of a 90 per cent. sample of cases recorded for 1993, that the total sum of rents referred to the rent registration service was around £145 million and the total sum of rents determined was around £131 million. Similar information relating to the determination of fair rents is not available.
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to exclude cartels of private landlords from submitting tenders under market testing of the rent registration service.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : If market testing takes place, each bid will be considered on its merits to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. The Secretary of State would need to be satisfied that this had been addressed so that any risk of bias on the part of a potential contractor is eliminated. Otherwise the particular bid would be excluded from the tender evaluation process.
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to safeguard (a) private sector tenants and (b) the public purse from rents being raised following a successful bid for running the rent registration service being accepted from an organisation other than the current service provided by civil servants.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : All the existing legislation which applies to the determination of rents by rent officers would continue to apply to any rent registration service providers that might be appointed. This
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would include provision for appeals to rent assessment committees on fair rents and the existing powers of the courts.Road Schemes
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which road schemes have been authorised in the last 10 years which had a negative net present value ; and which road schemes in the last 10 years have been rejected at the public inquiry stage or beyond, because they had a negative net present value.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The roads directorate records show that in the last 10 years three road schemes authorised between 1985 and 1988 had an estimated small negative net present value. These schemes are listed below :
(1) A75 Dumfries Bypass
(2) A90 (A94) Parkford--Balnabreich
(3) A90 (A94) Upper North Water Bridge--Oatyhill.
Post-evaluation studies on outturn costs and benefits have been completed on the first two schemes which show a significant positive net present value.
There have been no road schemes in the last 10 years which have been rejected at the public inquiry stage or beyond, because they had a negative net present value.
Betting and Gaming
Mr. David Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will bring forward proposals to allow payment of prizes from amusement- with-prizes machines to be made in cash, rather than replayable tokens.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : This matter is under review.
Scottish Enterprise
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the levels of investment by Scottish Enterprise, including its offshoots, and each local enterprise company in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland since 1990 ; if he will also give details of legally committed and planned expenditure by each on the same basis ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Stewart : The information sought by the hon. Member is not available on a parliamentary constituency basis.
Strathclyde Police
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his policy in relation to policing in the K' divisions of Strathclyde police following local government reform ; if it will be possible for this police division to remain as an operational unit in the event that the new local authorities' areas dissect its boundaries ; what decision-making mechanisms will determine whether the division will remain as an operational unit ; and if he will make a statement.
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