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Mr Harry Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the per capita cost of public expenditure in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; what the Great Britain figure is; and if he will make a statement. [3229]
Sir John Wheeler [holding answer 7 December 1995]: The latest figures for identifiable general Government expenditure per head for Northern Ireland and Great Britain are as follows:
| £ per head | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Great Britain | |
| 1989-90 | 3,760 | 2,440 |
| 1990-91 | 3,870 | 2,680 |
| 1991-92 | 4,220 | 3,050 |
| 1992-93 | 4,510 | 3,350 |
| 1993-94 | 4,780 | 3,550 |
Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.
The higher per capita spending in Northern Ireland reflects the Province's relatively higher needs.
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Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many homes there are in Northern Ireland; how many have no mains electricity supply; how many existing homes were connected to the mains electricity in each of the past five years; and what plans there are to connect mains electricity to the remaining homes which have no electricity. [5354]
Sir John Wheeler:
The information requested is as follows:
Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils (a) get milk, (b) get free milk, (c) get subsidised milk and (d) pay the full cost of milk at school; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the Budget proposals for school milk in Northern Ireland. [5124]
Mr. Ancram:
A total of 74,401 pupils get milk; 4,514 get free milk and 69,887 get subsidised milk. Figures are not available in respect of full cost sales of milk at schools. It is estimated that the removal of the discretionary elements of the EC school milk scheme will reduce expenditure on the scheme in Northern Ireland by £175,000 or 28 per cent.
Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what quantity of milk is consumed in schools; and what assessment he has made of the effects on the milk industry in Northern Ireland of the budget proposals in respect of the reduction in the availability of subsidised milk in secondary schools. [5122]
Sir John Wheeler:
A total of 12,950 litres of milk is consumed daily in schools in Northern Ireland. As 72 per cent. is consumed in primary schools, which are not affected by this announcement, there will be minimal effect on the Northern Ireland milk industry.
Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils attend secondary schools; and what percentage of these pupils presently benefit from school milk. [5123]
Sir John Wheeler:
There are 150,036 pupils attending secondary schools in Northern Ireland. Information is not available on the percentage of secondary school pupils who presently benefit from school milk.
Mr. Robert McCartney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will arrange to remove the bank created by his Department at 114 Crawfordsburn road, Newtownards in order to rectify the sight lines. [5098]
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Mr. Moss:
The Department does not own the bank in question and has no proposals to remove it.
Mr. Robert McCartney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Government of the Irish Republic in respect of formulating joint security measures to deal with a breakdown in the ceasefire. [5100]
Sir John Wheeler:
The Government regularly discuss security matters with the Government of the Republic of Ireland, but it would be inappropriate to reveal the nature and scope of such discussions. However, I can assure the hon. Member that the security forces on both sides of the border have maintained excellent co-operation and will continue to do so.
Mr. Robert McCartney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those Orders in Council that he has brought or proposes to bring before the House in the current Session; and if he will make a statement on those orders which will be subject to public consultation this Session. [5102]
Sir John Wheeler:
Two Orders in Council have been brought before the House in the current term; the Street Works (NI) Order and the Education (NI) Order.
Orders to be brought forward in the 1995-96 Session are as detailed in the Secretary of State's letter to the hon. Member of 27 November, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
All draft orders will be subject to public consultation, unless there are compelling reasons of urgency.
Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at which (a) post offices and (b) other locations in the centre of Armagh city the electoral registers are made available for public inspection, and if he will make a statement about changes in the arrangements for public display of electoral registers. [5125]
Mr. Ancram:
Arrangements for the public display of electoral registers are a matter for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland. On publication of the electoral register, the chief electoral officer forwards a copy of each of the registers for the Armagh city wards of Downs, Callan Bridge, Abbey Park, Observatory, the Mall and Demesne, which comprise respectively wards 17 to 22 of the 22 wards in Armagh local government district, to the Armagh Library, Markethill road, for public inspection. Additionally, a copy of the register for ward 17 is forwarded to Ogle Street sub post office and a copy of each of the registers for wards 21 and 22 is sent to Barrack Street post office.
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Mr. Roger Sims:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many medical and nursing staff worked in occupational health within the NHS in Northern Ireland for the last three years for which figures are available; and what were the grades of these employees. [5389]
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Mr. Moss:
The information requested is contained in the following tables. Figures are quoted for both actual numbers of staff and whole time equivalents for both nursing and medical staff, working within occupational Health Departments of the Northern Ireland health and personal social services, as at 30 June of each year.
The 1991 census recorded a total of 530,000 households in Northern Ireland.
Figures from the 1994-95 continuous household survey suggest that 99.7 per cent. of households in Northern Ireland are connected to an electricity supply.
The information requested on the number of existing homes connected to the mains electricity in each of the last five years is not available;
NIE has a duty under the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 to give supply on request and a right to recover any expenses reasonably incurred in providing supply.
| 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade title | Grade number | WTE | HC | WTE | HC | WTE | HC |
| Enrolled Nurse E | 5,506 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Staff Nurse D | 5,508 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Staff Nurse E | 5,509 | 13.0 | 16 | 10.1 | 13 | 11.1 | 14 |
| Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse G | 5,515 | 8.0 | 8 | 9.0 | 9 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Senior Nurse/Nursing Officer 1 | 5,532 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Ocuppational Health Sister/Charge Nurse G | 5,536 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Senior Nurse Occupational Health H | 5,537 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Senior Nurse Occupational Health 1 | 5,538 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Unit SR Manager 2 | 5,710 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assistant Director Nursing Services 6 | 5,468 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 |
| Staff Nurse | 5,400 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 3 |
| Nursing Sister Charge Nurse 2 | 5,211 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 5 |
| N I total in Department | 29.0 | 32 | 26.1 | 29 | 28.1 | 32 | |
| 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade Title | Grade Number | WTE | HC | WTE | HC | WTE | HC |
| Clinical Medical Officer | 8016 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Senior Clinical Medical Officer | 8018 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Consultant | 8022 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Senior Registrar | 8029 | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| General Medical Practitioner/Hospital | 8037 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 |
| General Medical Practitioner/GP | 8038 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Medical Officer | 8044 | 0.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 1.6 | 7 |
| Part-time Medical Practitioner | 8078 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| N I Total in Department | 10.4 | 20 | 9.1 | 20 | 7.4 | 16 | |
GRADE WTE=Whole Time Equivalent HC=Staff-in-Post.
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