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LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
Computers
Mr. Hoon: To ask the Lord President of the Council (1) how many separate computer programmes his Department operates; [5352]
- (2) how many lines of computer code there are in his Department's computer system. [5343]
Mr. Newton: The Privy Council Office operates only desktop personal computers, with a range of proprietary software.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Resurfacing Work (Bangor)
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps his Department is taking to ensure the early resurfacing of Waverley drive and Godfrey avenue in Bangor. [5117]
Mr. Moss: Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. J. McCoubrey. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from W. J. McCoubrey to Mr. Robert McCartney, dated 26 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to reply to your question about resurfacing of Waverley Drive and Godfrey Avenue, Bangor.
Dr. Hendron:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what incentives for attracting inward investment towards the constituency of Belfast, West have been (a) assessed and (b) granted by his Department. [5126]
Mr. Ancram:
Currently the Industrial Development Board may offer an enhanced capital grant of up to 20 per cent. above the Northern Ireland ceiling of 30 per cent. to encourage inward investment projects to locate in areas designated as disadvantaged such as Belfast, West. Combined with the land and factory accommodation which IDB can make available for immediate use, these incentives have attracted investment totalling some £177 million to the area since April 1993, promoting 1,878 new jobs and safeguarding a further 1,599.
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Mr. Trimble:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, for each travel-to-work area in Northern Ireland, the number and percentage of persons unemployed for (a) the latest available and (b) the earliest available date before and after the introduction of the jobseeker's allowance. [5493]
Mr. Ancram:
The jobseeker's allowance came into effect on 7 October. The first set of unemployment figures after this date, relating to 10 October, is also the most recently available. The information requested is as follows:
A scheme to resurface these streets, which would necessitate full carriageway reconstruction with attendant footway works and replacement of various services, would be very costly and could not be justified given the many other demands on the limited funds available for road works. Their maintenance needs will therefore continue to be addressed through the routine road maintenance programme.
I am sorry I cannot be more helpful on this occasion.
| Unemployment at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | 10 October | |||
| Travel-to-work area | Number | Percentage of workforce | Number | Percentage of workforce |
| Ballymena | 2,528 | 8.1 | 2,206 | 7.1 |
| Belfast | 43,334 | 10.2 | 39.659 | 9.4 |
| Coleraine | 5,434 | 13.3 | 4,938 | 12.1 |
| Cookstown | 1,874 | 16.4 | 1,735 | 15.2 |
| Craigavon | 7,242 | 9.9 | 6,488 | 8.9 |
| Dungannon | 2,981 | 14.6 | 2,655 | 13.0 |
| Enniskillen | 3,286 | 13.1 | 2,955 | 11.8 |
| Londonderry | 9,499 | 15.9 | 8,828 | 14.8 |
| Magherafelt | 2,100 | 13.2 | 1,832 | 11.5 |
| Newry | 5,990 | 17.0 | 5,276 | 15.0 |
| Omagh | 2,877 | 13.2 | 2,653 | 12.2 |
| Strabane | 2,524 | 18.4 | 2,339 | 17.1 |
Women
Ms Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to measure and evaluate the effect of his Department's policies on women. [5485]
Mr. Ancram: Policy appraisal and fair treatment guidelines were issued to the Northern Ireland Office and all Northern Ireland Departments in December 1993. The guidelines require officials, in formulating and reviewing policies, to identify differential impacts on women and men, and on other groups, to assess whether they are justified in policy terms and to adjust the policy if they are not.
The recent Government report "One Year On" outlines actions taken by Government to benefit women since the world conference on women, and also includes baseline statistics against which future progress can be measured.
Arts Council
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the people currently sitting on the Arts Council for Northern Ireland. [5838]
Mr. Ancram: The current members of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland are as follows:
Mr. Donnell Deeny QC (Chairman)
Sir Charles Brett CBE (Vice-Chairman)
Cllr. Martin Bradley
Mr. William Burns
Mr. Sam Burnside
Cllr. Fred Cobain
Mr. Patrick Donnelly
Dr. Tess Hurson
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- Mrs. Rosaleen McMullan
Ms Marnie O'Neill
Mr. Glenn Patterson
Ms Chrissie Poulter
Miss Irene Sandford
Mr. Aiden Shortt
Dr. Brian Walker
Mr. Ancram: The information requested is as follows:
Culturlann McAdam/O Fiaich
Aisteoiri Aon Drama
coisceim Feirste
An tUltach
An Clochan
Cuisle na nGael
Ti Chulainn
Glor na n Gael
Comhcheol
Scoil Sliabh gCuilinn
Comhchoiste na Gaeilg
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Roman Catholics, (b) Protestants and (c) others are currently on the staff of the Arts Council for Northern Ireland. [5839]
Mr. Ancram: The information requested is provided in the sixth monitoring report of the Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland, which was published in March this year. The report includes a breakdown of Arts Council staff by community affiliation, as at December 1995, as follows:
Roman Catholic community: 17
Protestant community: 20
Non-determined: 5
Mr. Ancram: The chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland met his Irish counterpart on four occasions, while he has had three meetings with his English and Scottish counterparts during 1996.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the salaries of the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of the Arts Council for Northern Ireland. [5841]
Mr. Ancram: The chairman receives an honorarium, currently £12,093 per annum. The chief executive's salary is currently £47,503 per annum.
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George Finbar Ross
Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans there are to make an application to the department of state of the United States seeking the extradition of George Finbar Ross in respect of matters relating to the collapse of International Investments Ltd. Gibraltar. [5845]
Sir Patrick Mayhew: A set of draft extradition papers in relation to Mr. George Finbar Ross is currently being prepared for submission to the US Department of Justice for approval.
Students (Housing)
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) pursuant to his answer of 18 November, Official Report, column 434, what criteria he uses to judge whether the supply of extra housing for students has been adequate; [5766]
- (2) pursuant to his answer of 18 November, Official Report, column 434, what action he proposes to take to ensure that there is an adequate supply of good-quality, affordable housing for students; [5771]
(3) what representations he has received from the Northern Ireland Higher Education Council about the adequacy of housing supply for students. [5767]
Mr. Ancram: None. The provision of accommodation for students is a matter for the Institutions themselves.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) cases of and (b) deaths from the malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have been recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [6225]
Mr. Moss: The latest available information on the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is for 1991. The number of cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in each of the years from 1987 to 1991, together with the number of deaths, is as follows:
| Year | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 134 | 79 |
| 1988 | 150 | 83 |
| 1989 | 117 | 82 |
| 1990 | 139 | 83 |
| 1991 | 141 | 95 |
| Year | Deaths |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 95 |
| 1992 | 110 |
| 1993 | 104 |
| 1994 | 113 |
| 1995 | 101 |
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