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General Practitioners
Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the proportion of the inhabitants of the Eastern health and social services board area who were registered (a) with GP fundholders and (b) with non-fundholding GPs on 1 April 1996. [4521]
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Mr. Moss: The proportion of inhabitants of the Eastern board area registered with GP fundholders on 1 April 1996 was 59 per cent.--421,998 patients. The proportion registered with non-fundholding GPs was 41 per cent. 292,855 patients.
Manufacturing Industry
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total manufacturing investment in Northern Ireland in (a) 1995 and (b) 1979. [4635]
Mr. Ancram: Total manufacturing investment in Northern Ireland, as measured by the net capital expenditure of Northern Ireland manufacturers, amounted to £310.2 million in 1993, the most recent figure available and £127.1 million in 1979.
GCSE Mathematics
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils achieved (a) grade A (b) grade B and (c) grade C in GCSE mathematics in each of the past five years. [4643]
Mr. Ancram: Information is not available in the form requested. The number of pupils entered for the GCSE mathematics examinations of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment
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and its predecessor bodies, and achieving each of the grades A*-C--A-C in 1992 and 1993--in each of the past five years, is:
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | -- | -- | 458 | (57)514 | (58)26 | (57)725 | (58)29 |
| A | 2,603 | 2,641 | 2,509 | (57)2,057 | (58)213 | (57)2,207 | (58)237 |
| B | 3,214 | 3,208 | 3,545 | (57)3,199 | (58)319 | (57)3,278 | (58)430 |
| C | 5,324 | 5,360 | 4,959 | (57)3,970 | (58)453 | (57)3,986 | (58)560 |
(57) Syllabus A.
(58) Syllabus B.
Means-tested Benefits
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the population in Northern Ireland was dependent on means-tested benefits in 1979. [4647]
Mr. Moss: This information is not available in the form requested.
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the population in Northern Ireland is dependent on means-tested benefits. [4627]
Mr. Moss: I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave her on 19 November 1996, Official Report, columns, 509-510.
A-level Mathematics and Science
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the percentage change in the number of young people in Northern Ireland taking A-level (a) mathematics and (b) science since 1985. [4632]
Mr. Ancram: The information is not available in the format requested. However, the number of candidates taking A-levels in mathematics and science offered by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment since 1985 is as follows:
| Subject | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|
| Science | ||
| Biology | 2,295 | 1,427 |
| Chemistry | 2,335 | 1,535 |
| Physics | 2,442 | 1,262 |
| Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics | 2,234 | (59)-- |
| Further mathematics | 191 | 62 |
| Pure maths and mechanics | (59)-- | 190 |
| Pure and applied maths | (59)-- | 295 |
| Modular maths | (59)-- | 632 |
(59) Syllabus not offered.
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GCSE Examinations
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils took GCSE exams in 1996. [4641]
Mr. Ancram: The number of candidates who took GCSE examinations offered by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in 1996 was 32,663. Information on the number of Northern Ireland candidates who took examinations boards is not available.
GP Fundholders
Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the percentage of patients in the Eastern board area who were registered with GP fundholders on 1 April 1996. [4522]
Mr. Moss: The percentage of patients in the Eastern board area who were registered with GP fundholders on 1 April 1996 was 59 per cent.
Unemployment
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Asians and (b) travellers live in Northern Ireland; and what percentage of each are unemployed. [5027]
Mr. Moss: The Northern Ireland 1991 census did not include a question on ethnic group. A recent survey by the university of Ulster estimated that there are between 3,125 and 5,125 Chinese, 1,050 Indians, 641 Pakistanis and 1,366 travellers living in Northern Ireland. The social security computer systems do not hold details of ethnicity in relation to the statistics on the unemployed.
Civil Service
Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time employees of the Northern Ireland civil service, by Department, are based at offices or facilities in (a) Antrim (b) Armagh, (c) Ballymena, (d) Bangor, (e) Belfast, (f) Coleraine, (g) Craigavon, (h) Derry city, (i) Downpatrick, (j) Enniskillen, (k) Lisburn, (l) Omagh and (m) Newry. [5058]
Sir John Wheeler: The information requested is given in the table:
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| Location | DHSS | DOE | DED | DANI | DFP | DENI | NIO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 58 | 37 | 14 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 371 |
| Armagh | 48 | 52 | 15 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 229 |
| Ballymena | 50 | 320 | 57 | 96 | 21 | 0 | 44 | 588 |
| Bangor | 52 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 421 | 68 | 602 |
| Belfast | 4,627 | 3,156 | 1,525 | 1,189 | 957 | 0 | 2,502 | 13,956 |
| Coleraine | 85 | 334 | 17 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 574 |
| Craigavon | 94 | 361 | 45 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 74 | 625 |
| Derry city | 388 | 224 | 87 | 110 | 97 | 99 | 578 | 1,583 |
| Downpatrick | 40 | 225 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 313 |
| Enniskillen | 70 | 97 | 35 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 361 |
| Lisburn | 65 | 52 | 174 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 2,316 | 2,677 |
| Omagh | 76 | 238 | 38 | 137 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 536 |
| Newry | 92 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 286 |
| Totals | 5,745 | 5,168 | 2,082 | 2,079 | 1,196 | 520 | 5,911 | 22,701 |
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Health and Personal Social Services
Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the per capita cost of public expenditure on (a) health services and (b) personal social services in Northern Ireland for each year since 1990. [5059]
Mr. Moss: The information requested is:
| Financial year | Health services | Personal social services | Health and personal social services |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 95 | 663 |
| 1991-92 | 624 | 104 | 728 |
| 1992-93 | 662 | 114 | 776 |
| 1993-94 | 686 | 134 | 820 |
| 1994-95 | 706 | 161 | 867 |
| 1995-96 | 735 | 188 | 923 |
As Health and personal social services are provided on an integrated basis the breakdown shown is an estimated apportionment.
Employment Contracts
Mr. Hain: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5422]
Sir John Wheeler: In the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments and their executive agencies, the information is not available in the format requested.
Class Sizes
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 7 November, Official Report, column 669, if he will publish such information as his Department has collated in respect of the range of class sizes in which five, six and seven-year-olds are taught. [5157]
Mr. Ancram: Details of the number of classes within specified size ranges are collected from each nursery and primary school. Class size information by age or year group is not recorded.
Homework Centres
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 7 November, Official Report, column 670, relating to homework centres, if he will place a copy of the inspectorates's
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report in the Library; and what assessment he has made of the contribution of homework centres to (a) home school support and (b) educational achievement. [5158]
Mr. Ancram: The education and training inspectorate's report was an interim report, not for publication. The inspectorate will conduct a further evaluation of the homework centres during this academic year, which will address, among other things, the contribution of the centres to home-school liaison and the schools' views on the educational progress and achievements of the pupils who attend. This report will be published and I will place a copy in the Library.
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