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Christmas Expenditure

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department will spend on Christmas trees and decorations this year; how many Christmas trees will be bought for his Department's headquarters; and what are the type and country of origin of the trees. [7560]

Sir John Wheeler [holding answer 6 December 1996]: The Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments will spend £860 on 28 Christmas trees and various decorations. The trees will be of north American

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large pole pines, Norway spruce, noble fir, silver fern and an artificial nordic spruce, originating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and China.

Health and Social Services Information

Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list current circulars issued by the Department of Health and Social Services Management Executive to health and social services boards and health and social services trusts; and if he will update them in line with the exercise undertaken by the Department of Health in its local authority social services letter issued in Britain in July. [7744]

Mr. Moss [holding answer 6 December 1996]: A list follows of the circulars issued by the Department of Health and Social Services executive to health and social services boards and health and social services trusts since 1 January 1996. Information about circulars issued prior to this date could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The Department does not currently have a central list of all extant guidance but as part of the development of is communication strategy consideration will be given to this issue.

Number	Date	Title
TC7 7/95	8 January 1996	PTB staff pay for 1995-96 for MTO's ATOs MLSOs support grades dental auxiliaries and estate officer grades
TC7 8/95	8 January 1996	Part time hospital chaplains revised salaries for 1995-96
HPSS (PPRD4) 2/96	10 January 1996	Performance Tables 1995-96
TC1 1/96	10 January 1996	Nurses and midwives clinical grading Appeals--Revised Stage
TC7 9/95	12 January 1996	Hospital Pharmacies revised salaries for 1995-96
HSS(F)4/96	15 January 1996	External Financial Limited 1995-96 Brokerage
HSS(F)5/96	30 January 1996	Registration and Inspection of Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes--Memorandum Trading Accounts
HSS(F)8/96	1 February 1996	Retrospective Employers Liability Claims
HSS(F)9/96	2 February 1996	Government loans to Health and Social Services (HSS)
HSS(F)6/96	7 February 1996	Statement of accounts (RMPA) 1996
HSS(F)11/96	11 February 1996	Charges for meals services in the community
HSS(F)12/96	12 February 1996	Public dividend capital payments
TC7 10/95	14 February 1996	Clinical Scientists and Hospital optometrists revised salaries for 1995-96
HSS(F)13/96	19 February 1996	Statement of accounts (CSA) for the year ended 31 March 1996
TC6 2/96	20 February 1996	Taxation treatment of motor car allowances
TC8 15/95	20 February 1996	Lodging charges for voluntary resident practitioners
TC6 1/96	21 February 1996	Revised circular on subsistence allowances out of pocket expenses and meal charges for resident staff etc.
HSS(F)1/96	28 February 1996	Statement of accounts (Trusts) for year ended 31 March 1996
HSS(F)2/96	28 February 1996	Statement of accounts (Boards) for year ended 31 March 1996
Supp 1	28 February 1996
HSS(F)3/96	28 February 1996	Statement of accounts (GPFHS) for year ended 31 March 1996
TC7 11/95	28 February 1996	Speech and language therapists revised salaries for 1995-96
TC7 2/96	29 February 1996	Clinical psychologists trainee clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists revised salaries for 1995-96
TC8 4/96	4 March 1996	Specialist registrar establishments
HSS(F)7/96	12 March 1996	Statement of accounts for (NIBTS) 1996
TC6 3/96	12 March 1996	Revised motor car allowances
HSS(FHS)9/96	19 March 1996	Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 106)
HSS(F)14/96	19 March 1996	Statement of Accounts (PGMDE) for the year ended 31 March 1996
TC8 6/96	22 March 1996	Implementing the reforms of specialist medical training
PRSC(PR) 1/96	25 March 1996	Implementation of New Complaints Procedure: Final Guidance
HSS(FHS)10/96	27 March 1996	Health Service Low Income Scheme
HSS(F)15/96	28 March 1996	Practice on the Audit of Central Government Sector Accounts
TC5 1/96	28 March 1996	Nurses and midwives pay for 1996-97
HSS(FHS)6/96	29 March 1996	GP Fundholding: Management and Computer Allowances
HSS9(FHS)7/96	29 March 1996	Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No.124)
TC7 3/96	29 March 1996	Professionals allied to medicine and related grades of staff pay for 1996-97
HSS(F)14/96	30 March 1996	Supplement 1 statement of accounts (PGMDE) for the year end 31 March 1996
HSS(FHS)11/96	2 April 1996	General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 114)
TC8 2/96	4 April 1996	Revised arrangements for the management of the employment contracts of doctors in training guidelines etc
HSS(FHS)13/96	5 April 1996	Changes to the GP Terms of Service-- Transfer of out of hours responsibility and practice complaints procedures.
THR 1/96	5 April 1996	Supplement for teaching and research STAR 1996-97
TC3 1/96	15 April 1996	Increases in the National Rates of pay for Upholsters from January 1996.
TC7 3/96	18 April 1996	Corrigendum professions allied to medicine and related grades of staff pay for 1996-97
TC8 1/96	19 April 1996	Pay and conditions of service remuneration of hospital medical and dental staff and doctors in public health medicine and the community health service
HSS(FHS)17/96	22 April 1996	GP Fundholding: Identification, Approval and use of savings.
HSS(F)10/96	24 April 1996	Accounting for the cost of early retirement
PRSC(PR) 2/96	25 April 1996	HPSS Complaints Procedure--Training Resource Pack
TCI 2/96	25 April 1996	Offical Vehicle Users reimbursement of petrol costs
TC8 5/96	29 April 1996	Emergency care services
HSS(FHS) 14/96	30 April 1996	The Health and Personal Social Services (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Order 1995 (S.I. 1995 No.2704 (NI 14)
TC8 3/96	1 May 1996	Terms and conditions of service for the specialist registrar grade
THR2/96	4 May 1996	Management costs on NHS Trusts
HSS(F)16/96	14 May 1996	Report by the Comptroller and auditor general: Inquiry Commissioned by the NHS Chief Executive into matters concerning the former Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
HSS(FHS)22/96	15 May 1996	Health Service Low Income Scheme New Publicity Material
TC4 1/96	20 May 1996	Ancillary staff pay and conditions of service
TC3 2/96	21 May 1996	Pay settlement wef 1 April 1996 common grading structure staff, planner estimators and building trade operatives pay and conditions of service
TC6 4/96	21 May 1996	Revised rates of pay 1996 settlement for assistant directors of social services (protected) and all other social services staff up to principal social worker. Also increase to sleeping in and standby duty allowances.
HSS(FHS)23/96	23 May 1996	The health and Personal Social Services (Fundholding Practices) Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
TC7 5/96	24 May 1996	Speech and Language therapists and speech and language therapists assistants pay for 1996-97
TC8 13/95	28 May 1996	Hospital Medical and Dental Staff: Category 1 and 2 work, treatment of earnings from work outside the principal contract of employment
HSS(F)18/96	29 May 1996	Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1996 (National Board)
HSS(F)18/96	29 May 1996	Supplement 1 changes to format of accounts
HSS(FHS)25/96	30 May 1996	Local Pharmacy Budgets--1996-97
TC2 1/96	31 May 1996	Administrative and Clerical Staff 1996 Pay Settlement
HSS(F)6/96	3 June 1996	Supplement 1 statement of accounts (RMPA) for year ended 31 March 1996
HSS(F)7/96	3 June 1996	Supplement 1 statement of accounts (NIBTS) for year ended 31 March 1996
HSS(F)14/96	3 June 1996	Supplement 2 statement of accounts (PGMDE) for year ended 31 March 1996
HSS(F)10/96	4 June 1996	Supplement 1 accounting for the cost of early retirement
HSS(F)10/96	4 June 1996	Supplement 2 accounting for the cost of early retirement
HSS(F)13/96	10 June 1996	Supplement 1 statement of accounts (CSA) for the year ended 31 March 1996
TC1 3/96	10 June 1996	Official Vehicle Users reimbursement of petrol costs
TC7 4/96	10 June 1996	PTB staff pay for 1996-97 for MT0s ATos MLSos support grade dental auxiliaries and estate officer grades
HSS(FHS)21/96	12 June 1996	GP Deprivation Payments Scheme
HSS(F)10/96	12 June 1996	Supplement 3 accounting for the cost of early retirement
TC7 1/96	12 June 1996	Speech and language thereapists post qualification training and continuing professional development and the use of grade 3 posts
HSS(F)18/96	13 June 1996	Supplement 2 statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March
HSS(FHS)16/96	14 June 1996	General Medical Services--Continuity of care for patients and financial arrangements for GPs during periods of suspension by direction of the tribunal
HSS(F)7/96	14 June 1996	Supplement 2 statement of accounts (NIBTS) for year ended 31 March 1996
TC7 6/96	14 June 1996	Clinical psychologists trainee clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists pay 1996-97
THR3/96	24 June 1996	Public announcement
TC7 7/96	26 June 1996	Hospitals Pharmacists Pay for 1996-97
THR4/96	27 June 1996	HPSS (Residual liabilities) (NI) Order 1996
HSS(SC)1/96	28 June 1996	The Commissioning and Provision of Maternity Services Policy Guidelines
TC7 8/96	1 July 1996	Clinical Scientists and Hospital Optometrists Pay 1996-97
TC4 2/96	10 July 1996	Pay Settlement 1996-97--Care Assistants, Home helps and Wardens
HSS(SC)2/96	24 July 1996	The developing of multiprofessional funding of audit projects
TC1 4/96	26 July 1996	Official Vehicle Users reimbursement of petrol costs
PRSC(PR)3/96	30 July 1996	Charter for Patients and Clients
TC6 5/96	9 August 1996	Salary increases--directors of social services deputy director of social services (Eastern Board) and assistant directors of social services effective from 1 July 1996
HSS(F)22/96	15 August 1996	Performance Assessment and Monitoring System
HSS(FHS) 29/96	16 August 1996	Pharmacists Remuneration 1996-97
PRSC1/96	21 August 1996	New Arrangements for Extra-Contractual Referrals to Providers in GB
TC1 7/96	21 August 1996	Administrative and Clerical/professional and Technical revised stage III procedures
TC7 10/96	21 August 1996	Part-time Hospital Chaplins
PRSC2/96	22 August 1996	Establishing Area of Residence
PRSC(PR) 4/96	16 September 1996	Charter for Maternity Services
HSS(F)19/96	17 September 1996	Management letters and internal control reports for Trusts 1994-95
TC1 8/96	17 September 1996	Official vehicles users--reimbursement of petrol costs
TC7 9/96	18 September 1996	National Framework Agreement PAMS Specific Issues
HSS(F)23/96	19 September 1996	Management letters and internal control reports for Boards 1994-95
METL1/96	20 September 1996	1996-97 contracts--service reductions
TC1 9/96	24 September 1996	Official vehicle users--reimbursement of petrol costs
HSS(F)20/96	30 September 1996	Use of management consultants
HSS(F)24/96	1 October 1996	Interindebtedness arrangements 1996-97
HSS(FHS) 34/96	4 October 1996	Health Service Low Income Scheme
TC1 10/96	10 October 1996	Official Vehicle Users--reimbursement of petrol costs
THR5/96	18 October 1996	STAR/SUMDE 1996-97
HSS(F)25/96	23 October 1996	Accounting cost of early retirement national board for nursing midwifery and health visiting Northern Ireland
PRSC(PR)5/96	25 October 1996	Video on New Complaints Procedure
HSSE(OCE)1/96	31 October 1996	Code of practice on openness in the HPSS
HSS(SC)3/96	1 November 1996	Retention of Personal Health Records
THR6/96	1 November 1996	Disposal of vehicles withdrawn from service
TC5 2/96	12 November 1996	Senior Nurses and midwives pay for 1995-96
METL2/96	26 November 1996	Flying of flags
TC1 5/96	12 August 1997	Official Vehicles users reimbursement of Petrol costs
TC1 6/97	2 September 1997	Holiday in 1997

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