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NORTHERN IRELAND
Castlereagh Break-in
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the (a) length of employment within a police establishment and (b) security vetting of the former chef who was recently arrested in the United States in relation to the breach of national security at Castlereagh police station. [48986]
Jane Kennedy: The criminal investigation into the break-in at Castlereagh is continuing and the Acting Chief Constable has advised me that the PSNI are actively pursuing lines of inquiry. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the detail of the incident while the investigation is on-going.
Staff Pay
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the total salary costs of each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible in each of the last five years. [50299]
Jane Kennedy: The total salary costs of each of the non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years:
(12) 7 months
(13) 5 months
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Recruitment
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. [52437]
Dr. John Reid: In the absence of approved staff complements (approved staff ceilings) being held in the Northern Ireland Office the information as requested cannot be provided. Staffing levels are dictated by administration costs.
Ministerial Training
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years; [52731]
- (2) how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years; [52707]
(3) how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years. [52746]
Jane Kennedy: Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office are able to take advantage of the programmes for Ministers organised by the Centre for Management and Policy Studies (CMPS) in the Cabinet Office. This programme has not delivered training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts or training in leadership skills or voice training.
Civil servants in the NIO have not received training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts or voice coaching. Civil servants have received training courses in leadership but this information has only been recorded separately since 1999–2000. The spend is as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 33,274 |
| 2000–01 | 16,520 |
| 2001–02 | 23,750 |
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External Consultants
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much expenditure his Department has incurred in each year since 1997 on employing external consultants to deal with the press and public relations of his Department. [59473]
Jane Kennedy: The Northern Ireland Office has not employed any external consultants in a press or public relations capacity within the period stated.
Police Board of Northern Ireland
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the attendance record for (a) elected and (b) non-elected members of the Police Board of Northern Ireland has been at (i) full Police Board meetings and (ii) Police Board sub-committee meetings since the Board went live. [60765]
Jane Kennedy: The information is provided (by alphabetical order) in the following tables. The reference to sub-committees of the Policing Board has been taken to mean committees of the board, established under paragraph 24 of schedule 1 to the Police (NI) Act 2000. Some committees have sub-committees, details of which have not been included.
(14) Appointed from February 2002
(15) Substitutes nominated on six occasions
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| Number of attendances at: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Board meetings | Committees | Number of possible committee meetings |
| Mr. Denis Bradley | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Viscount Brookeborough | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Mr. Brian Dougherty | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Mr. Barry Gilligan | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Mr. Tom Kelly | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Mrs. Pauline McCabe | 9 | 15 | 16 |
| Mrs. Rosaleen Moore | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Professor Desmond Rea | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Mr. Suneil Sharma | 6 | 12 | 16 |
Early Release Scheme
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of those persons released from prison in Northern Ireland under the terms of the early release scheme have been (a) questioned regarding terrorist-related incidents that have taken place since their release, (b) charged with terrorist-related offences and (c) convicted of those offences. [62306]
Jane Kennedy: Information is not held centrally regarding the numbers of people specifically questioned or interviewed in relation to any type of criminal offence.
To date (14 June 2002), four individuals released early under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 have been charged with scheduled offences while on licence. Of the four, three have been convicted and one has yet to have had the charges against him dealt with.
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TRANSPORT
Rail Network Management Strategy
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when Railtrack's Network Management Statement 2002 will be published. [62576]
Mr. Jamieson: This is a matter for Railtrack and the Rail Regulator.
London Underground
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 2 May 2002, Official Report, column, 900W, on London Underground, if he will list the appropriate regulatory clearances required by (a) his Department, (b) London Transport, (c) Transport for London and (d) the INFRACOs, in each case listing the date on which application (i) has and (ii) will be made; and if he will make a statement. [55843]
Mr. Jamieson: I have been asked to reply.
(a) The Government submitted to the European Commission on 12 April a notification in accordance with Article 88(3) EC Treaty and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 659/1999.
- (i) London Underground has undertaken interim reviews and intends to undertake a full review of the final transaction documents with regard to Article 81 EC Treaty when they are in their final form;
- (ii) Satisfactory clearance under Council Regulation (EC) No. 4064/89 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1310/97 will need to have been obtained by one of the consortia before the relevant contracts can be implemented. London Underground will wish to know that the other consortium has obtained satisfactory clearance under the mergers provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973;
- (iii) London Underground submitted a revised railway safety case (Version 3.1) to the Health and Safety Executive on 19 December 2001;
- (iv) London Transport requires no additional clearances.
(c) This is a matter for Transport for London.
(d) The Infracos are subsidiaries of London Underground.
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