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Social Services Personnel
Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the recorded assaults on social services personnel during the course of their work in each of the last two years for which figures are available. [97275]
Mr. George Howarth:
Information on recorded assaults on social services personnel is not collected centrally. However, I would refer the hon. Gentleman to
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the reply I gave to the right hon. Member for Strangford (Mr. Taylor) on 19 October 1999, Official Report, column 463.
Mr. Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the offences for which prisoners released under the accelerated prisoner release scheme have been (a) arrested and (b) charged. [97704]
Mr. Ingram
[holding answer 8 November 1999]: Seven persons released under the terms of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 have subsequently been arrested in connection with the following offences: grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm, assault, breach of the peace, affray, criminal damage, theft, handling stolen goods, armed robbery, possession of controlled substances, assault on police, and conspiracy to murder.
Concerning the question of charges, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 2 November 1999, Official Report, column 134.
Mr. William Ross:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what items of capital expenditure on new buildings for Government Departments in Northern Ireland are planned for the current and next three years (a) in the grounds of the Stormont Estate and (b) elsewhere in Belfast; and what is the estimated cost of each such building. [97779]
Mr. George Howarth
[holding answer 9 November 1999]: Whilst there are no plans for expenditure on new buildings, major works are planned for buildings in the government office estate as set out in the following table:
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormont Estate | ||||
| Castle Buildings | 1,403 | 1,007 | -- | -- |
| Stormont Castle | 3,621 | 3,281 | -- | -- |
| Dundonald House | 280 | 875 | 250 | 1,000 |
| Belfast | ||||
| Churchill House | 1,225 | 1,473 | -- | -- |
| Clarence Court | 366 | 455 | 180 | 240 |
| Longbridge House | 883 | 40 | -- | -- |
| Londonderry House | 350 | 50 | 350 | -- |
| McAuley House | 851 | -- | -- | -- |
| Newry SSO | -- | 1,000 | 1,000 | -- |
| Hollywood Road SSO | -- | 1,500 | 2,000 | -- |
In the event of devolution it may be necessary to acquire or fit out premises to provide additional accommodation for the new Departmental structures.
Prisoner Statistics
Mr. William Ross:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons claiming affiliation to each terrorist organisation were in prison in Northern Ireland on (a) 1 January and (b) 1 November; and, of those remaining, how many he estimates will be in prison on 1 January 2000. [97824]
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Mr. Ingram
[holding answer 9 November 1999]: Information is held, for management purposes, in relation to the perceived paramilitary association of prisoners in HMP Maze, where links are clearly defined. Information for HMP Magilligan, HMP Maghaberry, and HM YOC is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
| Affiliation | 1 January 1999 | 1 November 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| REP/IRA | 103 | 63 |
| INLA | 27 | 15 |
| UVF | 57 | 23 |
| LVF | 19 | 14 |
| UDA | 58 | 27 |
| Affiliation | 1 January 2000 |
|---|---|
| REP/IRA | 59 |
| INLA | 15 |
| UVF | 21 |
| LVF | 14 |
| UDA | 23 |
Correspondence
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will place in the Library a copy of the reply received by his predecessor to her letter, with annexe, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Irish Republic, sent in the second week of July and deposited in the Library on 13 July. [97780]
Mr. Mandelson [holding answer 9 November 1999]: The document deposited in the Library on 13 July was a draft letter from my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Marjorie Mowlam), to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs. This letter, with its associated annexe and in parallel with the domestic legislation which was at that time being considered by the House, was intended to give effect to the fail-safe arrangements envisaged under the Way Forward proposals set out by the British and Irish Governments on 2 July. In the event, those proposals were not implemented and the letter was not sent.
Roadway Arches
Mr. Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what level of public liability insurance indemnifying his Department against claims in respect of injury was required in each successful application for arches over roadways made to the road service in Northern Ireland under Article 73 of the Roads (NI) Order 1993 between 1 and 15 June; [97759]
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(3) how many arches over roadways were erected between 1 and 15 June in respect of which no applications had been made to the road service in Northern Ireland under Article 73 of the Roads (NI) Order 1993; and what prosecutions have taken place for breach of Article 73 of the Roads (NI) Order 1993. [97760]
Mr. George Howarth:
Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. Colin James. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from G. P. Fraser to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, dated 9 November 1999:
Mr. Don Foster:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on external consultants and advisers in each of the last four financial years. [97426]
Mr. Ingram:
The amount spent on external consultants and advisers by Northern Ireland Department and the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last four financial years is as follows:
Mr. Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 2 November 1999, Official Report, column 135, concerning prisoners released under the terms of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, what constitutes a terrorist-related offence; if such offences relate to crimes committed in (a) mainland Britain and (b) the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [97778]
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Mr. Ingram
[holding answer 8 November 1999]: As I said in my original answer, the offences were all committed in Northern Ireland. They did not involve the use of violence for political ends, including any use of violence for the purpose of putting the public or any section of the public in fear, and so I do not consider them to be terrorist related.
(2) how many applications were made to the road service in Northern Ireland under Article 73 of the Roads (NI) Order 1993 between 1 and 15 June for arches over roadways; how many such applications were (a) refused and (b) granted; and if he will list them; [97758]
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked our Chief Executive to respond to your three recently tabled Parliamentary Questions about the erection of arches over roads. In the absence of our Chief Executive, I am replying.
First, as regards your question about public liability insurance, the Department of the Environment requires all successful applicants, who make requests to Roads Service to erect arches over roads under Article 73 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, to have public liability insurance of £5M. This level of insurance is required regardless of when applications are made.
Secondly, as to the number of such applications made to Roads Service between 1 and 15 June 1999, only one application was received. The application, which was for an arch at Main Street, Glenvay, was granted.
Finally, Roads Service has no record of the number of arches that were erected over roads between 1 and 15 June 1999 for which no applications were made under Article 73 of the 1993 Order. No prosecutions have taken place for breaches of Article 73.
I hope you find this information helpful.
1995-96: £13,496,067
1996-97: £10,781,752
1997-98: £10,855,484
1998-99: £11,290,736.
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