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Dr. Bavo Omoviola
Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the proposed deportation of Dr. Bavo Omoviola (H.O. Ref 0138995); and if he will make a statement. [66327]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Home Secretary and I have received a number of representations both from Members of this House, friends and supporters of Dr. Omoviola, and representatives of his local community. Full and careful consideration is being given to these representations.
Crime Reduction (Flintshire)
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been made available for the crime reduction programme in Flintshire; and if he will make a statement. [66421]
Mr. Boateng: Under the crime reduction programme, £250 million is available over the next three years for England and Wales for projects which offer a significant and sustained impact on crime. We will be announcing in due course the allocation of funding as each of the programme's initiatives is launched.
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been made available for the Targeted Policing Scheme in Flintshire; and if he will make a statement. [66422]
Mr. Boateng: £32 million is available over the next three years for the development of targeted policing in England and Wales as part of the crime reduction programme. The closing date for police forces to apply to be one of the first 10 projects, due to start from April, is 29 January and, as a result, no decisions have yet been taken on the location of the projects.
Ministerial Travel
Mr. Maples: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cumulative cost to his Department of ministerial use of RAF flights in the year to 1 May 1997. [64739]
Mr. Straw [holding answer 11 January 1999]: As my answer of 9 December 1998, Official Report, column 214, made clear, Ministers are required under the terms of the Ministerial Code always to make efficient and cost- effective travel arrangements. The rules on travel for Ministers are the same as those that applied to the previous Administration. Travel by Ministers on Royal Air Force flights between the 16 month period between 2 May 1997 and 30 September 1998 is not directly comparable with the 12 months of the previous Administration.
The cumulative costs in the year to 1 May 1997 was £7,343.
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Books (Funding)
Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on future funding for school books and library books in Northern Ireland. [65109]
Mr. McFall: The Block Grant allocations to Boards in total will enable the School Library Service to receive £2.8 million in 1999-2000, an increase of 2.6 per cent. In addition, specific provision of £0.5 million has also been made to enhance the school library book stock. The amount is expected to increase to £1 million in each of the following 2 years.
In addition £1.45 million is being allocated to support projects within the National Year of Reading and the School Improvement Programme to enhance literacy and numeracy skills.
Employment Statistics (Foyle)
Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many job losses there were in the constituency of Foyle in 1998. [65313]
Mr. Ingram: In 1998 there were 756 confirmed redundancies in the constituency of Foyle.
Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each ward in the constituency of Foyle the percentage of (a) people of working age in employment, (b) males of working age in employment, (c) females of working age in employment, (d) people unemployed, (e) males unemployed and (f) females unemployed, in (i) December 1997 and (ii) December 1998. [65347]
Mr. Ingram: The latest figures available for those of working age in employment in the Foyle Parliamentary Constituency relate to summer 1998. These are given in the table below, together with corresponding figures for summer 1997. Estimates at ward level are not available.
| All persons | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1988 | 58.5 | 67.6 | 50.0 |
| Summer 1997 | 56.7 | 61.6 | 52.1 |
Source:
Labour Force Survey
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Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average income for people in employment in the constituency of Foyle (a) in the constituency as a whole, (b) per ward, (c) per ward for males and (d) per ward for females in the most recent year for which figures are available. [65315]
Mr. Ingram:
Estimates of total income (including income from sources other than salaries and wages) are not available at Parliamentary Constituency level. In
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1998, the average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees in the constituency of Foyle was £339.8. The average for males was £381.9 and the average for females £281.3. Similar information at ward level is not available.
Mr. Hume:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time higher education places are available to students in the Northern Ireland Western Education and Library Board area. [65308]
Mr. McFall:
There were 2,864 students enrolled on full-time higher education courses at institutions located in the Western Education and Library Board area in 1997-98. Enrolment figures for 1998-99 are not yet available.
Mr. John D. Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at which locations student nurse training places are provided; how many of the places at each location have been filled by applicants; if there is a shortage of nurses in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. [65291]
Mr. McFall:
Pre-registration student nurse training is commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Services through a contract arrangement with Queen's university of Belfast. For 1998-99 the number of pre-registration places included in the contract were 425, of which 419 were taken up by applicants.
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