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Armed Robberies

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each week in each RUC sub division in Northern Ireland since 1 January the number of armed robberies which have taken place and his estimate of the total sums of money and the value of goods stolen. [128615]

Mr. Ingram: The table shows the number of armed robberies recorded in Northern Ireland each month during the period 1 January to 28 June 2000 together with the estimated value of goods or money stolen. This information could be further broken down into weekly statistics only at a disproportionate cost.

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Security situation statistics: armed robberies, 1 January 2000-28 June 2000

January February March
Sub-divisionNumberAmount stolenNumberAmount stolenNumberAmount stolen
Musgrave Street2103,00032832121
Mountpottinger61,70022032480
Donegall Pass21,94531001--
Dunmurry46,641--------
Grosvenor Road----2470230,000
Lisburn12,0001------
Woodbourne14,000113242
North Queen Street14,0001200161
Antrim Road1------16,000
Antrim22501------
Newtownabbey213,700115074,042
Carrickfergus--------1--
Tennent Street------------
Bangor----2425251
Strandtown62,83423,5002210
Castlereagh54,79215,00022
Newtownards--------11,706
Downpatrick31,000----1800
Newcastle----12,098----
Armagh35,4011--47,651
Newry21,300----2100
Portadown------------
Lurgan25,00012,600280
Banbridge------------
Cookstown125,4601------
Dungannon----1250----
Enniskillen1100,000--------
Lisnaskea------------
Omagh----14,500----
Strand Road2270----11
Strabane--------21,062
Waterside----1260----
Coleraine--------1305
Limavady------------
Magherafelt21,570--------
Ballymena26,000--------
Ballymoney----1------
Larne----11----
Total51290,8632920,0414052,914

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April May June (to 28)
Sub-divisionNumberAmount stolenNumberAmount stolenNumberAmount stolen
Musgrave Street2820281,93012,200
Mountpottinger--------1300
Donegall Pass29338,895----
Dunmurry----2125,001
Grosvenor Road160011----
Lisburn----1434234,313
Woodbourne320,3301200320,357
North Queen Street1------1--
Antrim Road150--------
Antrim123,024--------
Newtownabbey290,9191260317,123
Carrickfergus------------
Tennent Street17513269----
Bangor23,40212,900112,000
Strandtown------------
Castlereagh--------15,177
Newtownards------------
Downpatrick----12,100----
Newcastle--------110,000
Armagh29401------
Newry------------
Portadown----13,500----
Lurgan------------
Banbridge13,000--------
Cookstown1----------
Dungannon110,000--------
Enniskillen------------
Lisnaskea15,420----1180
Omagh------------
Strand Road----13,50013,000
Strabane117016,500----
Waterside----133,979----
Coleraine12,06116,500----
Limavady----216,700114,300
Magherafelt------------
Ballymena21,500--------
Ballymoney----1400----
Larne1150--------
Total27163,14625198,06919123,951

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RUC (Vehicle Accident)

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the circumstances of the road traffic accident involving an RUC vehicle driven by the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland; what arrangements were made for the repair of the vehicle; and if he will make a statement. [129215]

Mr. Ingram: No official report has been received of any RUC vehicle being used by the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Police Authority being involved in a road traffic accident.

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

Parliamentary Questions

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers, excluding those not answered for reasons of (a) disproportionate cost, (b) information not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested and (c) commercial or other confidentiality. [127677]

Mr. Chris Smith [holding answer 26 June 2000]: I assume the right hon. Member is referring to parliamentary questions where Ministers indicate in their response that they will write to hon. Members. If so, there have been 44 such cases out of a total of 1,044

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parliamentary questions answered by my Department in the period in question. In 13 of these cases, I undertook to write to the hon. Member in my capacity as Chairman of the Millennium Commission.

National Lottery

Miss Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money is currently held in the National Lottery distribution fund which is not committed to projects. [128348]

Kate Hoey: As at March 2000, just under £200 million of the money held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund was not committed to specific projects. Nearly three-quarters of uncommitted funds are for the New Opportunities Fund (NOF), but NOF anticipate that all its funds will be committed during the course of this financial year.

Free Television Licences

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many households have been sent an application form concerning the availability, to people aged 75 and over, of free television licences; and at what total cost to the public purse; [128817]

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Mr. Chris Smith [holding answer 3 July 2000]: The BBC is responsible for administering this scheme and has advised that the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost and by diverting resources which would otherwise be devoted to the successful implementation of the scheme.

Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the administrative cost is, including postage, of informing people aged over 75 years about their entitlement to concessionary television licences; and if he will make a statement. [129035]

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households have been sent letters regarding the concessionary TV licence scheme for people aged over 75 years; how much the total cost was of printing and posting the letters; and how many replies have been received. [128531]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 4 July 2000]: The BBC is responsible for administering this scheme and has advised that the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost and by diverting resources which would otherwise be devoted to the successful implementation of the scheme.


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