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EU Structural Funds
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate the total amount of funding available to (a) South Yorkshire, (b) Merseyside and (c) Cornwall from each of the EU Structural Funds in the last year for which figures are available. [68942]
Mr. Wills [holding answer 3 February 1999]: EU Structural Funds allocations (including Community Initiatives) for 1998 to the current Objective 1, 2 and 5b areas of Yorkshire and the Humber, Merseyside and South West England are shown in the table. It is not possible to identify specific allocations to South Yorkshire and Cornwall since under Objectives 2 and 5b the Community allocations are made to the whole of the Structural Funds' programme areas.
| ERDF | ESF | EAGGF | Total SFS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | ||||
| Objective 2 | 80 | 25 | 0 | 106 |
| Objective 3/4(1) | -- | 28 | -- | 28 |
| Total(2) | 80 | 53 | 0 | 134 |
| Merseyside | ||||
| Objective 1 only | 66 | 47 | 0 | 113 |
| South West England | ||||
| Objective 5b | 21 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| Objective 3/4(1) | -- | 20 | -- | 20 |
| Total(2) | 21 | 25 | 6 | 52 |
(1) Estimated
(2) Excluding Objective 5a, regional figures for which are not readily available.
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Electro-shock Batons
Ann Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what end use monitoring his Department has undertaken on the use of the electro-shock batons trans-shipped from the United States to Saudi Arabia via the United Kingdom under the trans-shipment licence granted by his Department in 1993. [68198]
Dr. Howells: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to her by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett), on 1 February 1999, Official Report, column 494.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Punishment Beatings and Shootings
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for the week ending 16 January the number of (a) punishment beatings and (b) punishment shootings which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many in each category were committed by (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican groups. [67562]
Mr. Ingram: The number of paramilitary style assaults and shootings which took place in Northern Ireland during the period 10 January to 16 January are shown:
| By Loyalist | By Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 0 | 3 |
| Shootings | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 |
Note:
Figures may be subject to minor adjustment
Fair Employment
Mr. McGrady:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when she plans to revoke the section 42
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of the Fair Employment (NI) Act notice in respect of the Tinnelly Brothers case of Newry, Co Down. [67749]
Mr. Ingram:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is not yet in a position to make a decision on this matter. When she does, I shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.
Mr. William Ross:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for the week ending 16 January the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many involved (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican groups. [67561]
Mr. Ingram:
The number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland during the period 10 January to 16 January are shown:
| By Loyalist | By Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Shootings | 2 | 0 |
| Assaults | 0 | 3 |
Total shooting incidents: 3
Notes:
Total shooting incidents include those recorded as paramilitary style attacks (2).
Only the Paramilitary style attacks can as yet be attributed with certainty to Loyalist or Republican groups.
The figures are subject to minor adjustment.
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for each month of (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many involved (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups. [67604]
Mr. Ingram:
The following tables give the numbers of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland in 1996, 97 and 98, indicating how many involved Loyalist and Republican groups.
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Breakdown | Loyalist | Republican | Loyalist | Republican | Loyalist | Republican |
| January | 1 | -- | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| February | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 4 |
| March | 2 | -- | 8 | -- | 1 | 4 |
| April | -- | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| May | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| June | 2 | -- | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| July | -- | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| August | -- | -- | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| September | 3 | -- | 3 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| October | 3 | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| December | 3 | -- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 34 | 38 |
Note:
Figures are subject to minor adjustment
Note:
Figures are subject to minor adjustment
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Note:
Figures are subject to minor adjustment
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(3) The 5 bombing incidents during October to December 1998 are as yet not attributable to Loyalist or Republican groups, although 2 have been claimed by The Red Hand Defenders and the Orange Volunteers.
Note:
Figures are subject to minor adjustment
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(4) For the period October to December 1998, other than 7 recorded as paramilitary style shootings, incidents are as yet not attributable to either Loyalist or Republican groups.
Notes:
1. Includes all shooting incidents including those recorded as paramilitary style shootings
2. Figures are subject to minor adjustment
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Mr. William Ross:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the RUC has any knowledge of the identity of the (a) persons and (b) organisations who have carried out punishment beatings and shootings during 1998. [67777]
Mr. Ingram:
The Chief Constable has stated publicly that all paramilitary organisations have engaged in these activities. Organisations' involvement in paramilitary attacks was the subject of a debate on Wednesday 27 January 1999, Official Report, columns 347-97. I would add only that if the RUC had evidence as to the identity of persons involved in this activity they would have taken steps to have the suspects brought before a court. As for knowledge, the Government does not discuss intelligence matters.
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