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Day Care Services

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly people attended the statutory day care facilities at (i) Loanda house, Newry and (ii) Millview, Bessbrook, prior to their closure; of these, how many have been assessed as needing day care services; how many have been offered alternative facilities; of these, how many have been unable to avail themselves of the alternative facilities; and for what reasons. [1774]

Mr. Moss: The information requested is as follows:


Disability Living Allowance

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in receipt of disability living allowance have had their awards terminated following an examining medical practitioner's report in each of the past 24 months. [1775]

Mr. Moss: Responsibility for the subject has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alec Wylie. I have asked him to arrange for a response to be given.

Letter from Gerry Keenan to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 1 November 1996:


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Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many appeals against disability living allowance decisions have been heard in each of the past 24 months; and of these how many were (i) allowed, (ii) disallowed and (iii) deferred. [1776]

Mr. Moss: Responsibility for the subject has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alex Wylie. I have asked him to arrange for a response to be given.

Letter from Gerry Keenan to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 1 November 1996:

Your recent Parliamentary Question on Disability Living Allowance has been passed to the Chief Executive of the Social Security Agency, Mr. Wylie for reply. As he is on leave, I am replying on his behalf.


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Prisoners (Visitors)

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what financial assistance is available for visits to prisoners by their immediate relatives in respect of (i) travel, (ii) accommodation, (iii) subsistence and (iv) other costs; and if he will give the rates for that assistance where the prison is situated in (a) Scotland and (b) England or Wales. [1777]

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Sir John Wheeler: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Northern Ireland Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. Alan Shannon. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Alan Shannon to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 6 November 1996:

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to the Parliamentary Question which you tabled about the availability of financial assistance for visits to prisoners by their immediate relatives, where the prison is situated in Scotland or England and Wales.


Partnership Database

Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received in relation to the use of the Northern Ireland partnership database by a support group of the Ulster Unionist party. [1779]

Mr. Ancram: I have not received any representation from a support group of the Ulster Unionist party regarding the use of the Northern Ireland partnership database.

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HEALTH

Maternity Care

Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money was paid to general practitioners through payments for ensuring the provision of maternity care for the years 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 by (i) trust, (ii) region and (iii) health authority; and if he will make a statement. [132]

Mr. Malone: Details of the amounts paid by the former family health services authorities to general practitioners for providing maternity medical services in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 will be placed in the Library.

Information is not held centrally concerning payments made to general practitioners by NHS trusts or by the former regional health authorities for the provision of maternity care.


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