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Road Gritting

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the additions, deletions or amendments to the main line road gritting schedules on each section of the southern division of the Department of the Environment Roads Service, in each of the last 10 years. [32581]

Mr. Moss: Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. McCoubrey. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from G. P. Fraser to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 18 June 1996:

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked the Chief Executive to reply to your question about amendments to the main line road gritting schedules in each section of the Southern Division of Roads Service and in his absence I am replying on his behalf. It is assumed that the question refers to the Craigavon Division of Roads Service.
The information is as follows:-
Additions

Year	Route
1987	B135	Cullyhanna Road, Crossmaglen
	C222	Tullynaval Road, Crossmaglen
	C217	Chapel Road, Camlough
		Creeve Road, Newry
	C213	Ballymoyer Road, Newtownhamilton
1988		Newry By-pass: Stage 1
		Banbridge By-pass (second carriageway)
1989		No additions
1990	C310	Diamond Road, Dromore
	C227	Dundalk Road, Crossmaglen (short section)
	B135	Carron Road, Crossmaglen (short section)
1991		Meadow Lane Link Road, Portadown
		Link Road, Dromore
		Anderson Street/Victoria Street, Banbridge
1992		M1/M12 Link Road, Craigavon
		A1 Mullans Corner, Dromore (second carriageway)
1993		Kenlis Street Roundabout and Link Road, Banbridge
		Main Street, Forkhill (short section)
1994		No additions
1995		Newry By-pass: Stage 2
		Fort Street, Banbridge (short section)

Other additions--precise dates unknown
Ballynahone Avenue, Armagh
Victoria Park, Armagh

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Mellifont Park, Armagh
Linseys Hill, Armagh
Killuney Manor, Armagh
Culdee Street, Armagh
Windmill Avenue, Armagh
Navan Street, Armagh
Angela Crescent, Richhill
Richmond Heights, Richhill
Laurelvale Road, Tandragee
Derryhale Road, Tandragee
Deletions

Year	Route
1988	Kilmorey Crescent, Kilkeel
	Riverside Park, Kilkeel
	Caddels Lane, Rathfriland
	School Road, Rathfriland
	Back Road, Rathfriland
	Cross Heights, Rathfriland
	Spelga Drive, Rathfriland
	Kiltarriff Park, Rathfriland
	Mourne View, Rathfriland
1995	C203 Cormalat Road, Newtownhamilton




I hope you find this information helpful.

Firearms Deaths

Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will arrange for the maintenance and publication by his Department of statistics concerning deaths caused by legally held firearms, to include the particular type of gun, the reason for the grant of a firearm certificate, and a breakdown of the type of death by (a) murder, (b) suicide or (c) accident; and if he will make a statement. [32081]

Sir John Wheeler: I have asked the chief constable to consider the feasibility of collating this information. I will then consider whether the costs of producing the figures outweigh the benefits of having them. It is not possible to

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estimate when the exercise will be completed, but I shall write to the hon. and learned Gentleman as soon as the information becomes available.

Northern Ireland Budget

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total annual budget in real terms for Northern Ireland, actual or estimated, for each financial year since 1990. [32583]

Sir John Wheeler: The information requested is shown in the table and relates to total gross public expenditure for Northern Ireland, including cyclical social security benefits, at 1994-95 price levels.

(1994-95 prices)

	£ million
1990-91(12)	7,588
1991-92(12)	7,923
1992-93(12)	8,288
1993-94(12)	8,559
1994-95(12)	8,872
1995-96(13)	8,981

(12) Outturn.

(13) Estimated Outturn.

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total annual budget in real terms for the (a) Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Water Service, (b) Northern Ireland Electricity Service, (c) Department of Economic Development, (d) Northern Ireland Housing Executive, (e) Social Security Agency, (f) Department of Agriculture, (g) Child Support Agency, (h) Department of Education, (i) Department of Health and Social Services, (j) Department of Finance and Personnel, (k) Northern Ireland Office, (l) Southern education and library board; (m) Southern health and social services board, (n) Department of Environment Roads Service, (o) the Local Enterprise Development Unit and (p) the Industrial Development Board, actual or estimated, for each financial year since 1990. [32584]

Sir John Wheeler: The information is shown in the table and relates to gross public expenditure at 1994-95 price levels for the bodies requested.

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Gross public expenditure£ million (1994-95 prices)

	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
	Outturn	Outturn	Outturn	Outturn	Outturn	Estimated outturn
(a) DOE Water Service	137	147	161	175	187	195
(b) NIES	54	61	62	--	--'	--
(c) DED	581	548	520	530	503	514
(d) NIHE	547	539	534	518	518	529
(e) Social Security Agency (including Social Security Benefits)	--	2,263	2,467	2,655	2,786	2,905
(f) DANI	240	246	247	276	317	310
(g) Child Support Agency	--	--	--	5	5	6
(h) DENI	1,179	1,242	1,277	1,288	1,326	1,338
(i) DHSS	3,433	3,637	3,892	4,143	4,342	4,535
(j) DFP	56	60	56	62	75	86
(k) NIO	818	863	943	955	930	877
(l) Southern ELB	101	200	216	215	215	215
(m) Southern HSSB	136	140	170	179	185	192
(n) DOE Roads Service	155	159	153	158	161	154
(o) LEDU	50	41	36	34	35	34
(p) IDB	268	240	185	173	167	153

1. The NIE was privatised in 1993.

2. The Social Security Agency and the Child Support Agency were created in 1991-92 and 1993-94 respectively.

3. Figures for DHSS include the Social Security Agency, social security benefits (including cyclical benefits), the Child Support Agency and the Southern health and social services board.

4. The 1990-91 Southern education and library board figure excludes teachers' and lecturers' salary costs. These became the responsibility of the Boards from 1991-92 onwards.

5. The DENI figures include those shown for the Southern education and library board.

6. The DED figures include those shown for IDB, LEDU and the NIES.

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TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Research Councils

Mr. Miller: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidelines he has issued to research councils as to the use of money allocated for expenditure on indirect costs. [31588]

Mr. Ian Taylor: My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade has not issued any guidance to the research councils concerning the use of money allocated for expenditure on indirect costs within research grants to higher education institutions. The indirect costs awarded in these grants was set at 40 per cent. of the staff component of the grant in 1992 by the then Secretary of State for Education and Science.

Arms Exports

Miss Lestor: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures the United Kingdom will propose to the forthcoming G7 summit on 28 and 29 June to limit export credits for arms. [32700]

Mr. Oppenehim: The UK continues to press in international forums that export credits and other financial support extended to the poorest developing countries should be focused primarily on goods and services which will foster and sustain their economic rehabilitation and development.

Milk Marque

Mr. John Marshall: To ask the President of the Board of Trade when the Office of Fair Trading started its inquiry into Milk Marque; and when it is expected to report. [32645]

Mr. John M. Taylor: The Office of Fair Trading has been closely monitoring developments in the milk market since its deregulation in November 1994. During this time, the office has received a number of complaints about alleged abuses of monopoly power by Milk Marque. It is for the Director General of Fair Trading to consider whether there are grounds for him to use his powers under the provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 to make a monopoly reference to the Monopolies and Mergers

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Commission. He hopes to reach a decision at the earliest opportunity.

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