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Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many meetings of (a) the Northern Ireland Policing Board, (b) its sub-committees and (c) other events related to their membership each member of the board (i) was entitled to attend and (ii) actually attended. [170406]
Mr. Pearson: The information requested in respect of meetings of the Northern Ireland Policing Board is detailed in the following table.
In respect of the information relating to attendance at sub committees and other events I would invite my hon. Friend to write directly to the Chairman of the Policing Board for Northern Ireland at the following address.
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Professor Desmond Rea,
Chairman
Policing Board for Northern Ireland,
Waterside Tower,
31 Clarendon Road,
Clarendon Dock,
Belfast
BT1 3BG.
Member | Number of meetings attended (possible) |
---|---|
Mr. Alex Attwood | 28 (29) |
Mr. Denis Bradley (Vice Chairman) | 28 (29) |
Viscount Brookeborough | 25 (29) |
Mr. Joe Byrne | 27 (29) |
Mr. Fred Cobain | 28 (29) |
Mr. Ivan Davis | 5 (5) |
Mr. Brian Dougherty | 27 (29) |
Mr. Sam Foster | 23 (24) |
Mr. Barry Gilligan | 28 (29) |
Mr. Willie Hay | 26 (29) |
Mr. Tom Kelly | 21 (29) |
Lord Kilclooney | 18 (29) |
Mr. James Leslie | 5 (5) |
Mrs. Pauline McCabe | 28 (29) |
Mr. Alan McFarland | 24 (24) |
Mr. Eddie McGrady | 22 (29) |
Mrs. Rosaleen Moore | 25 (29) |
Mr. Ian Paisley Jnr. | 29 (29) |
Prof Desmond Rea (Chairman) | 29 (29) |
Mr. Suniel Sharma | 21 (29) |
Mr. Sammy Wilson | 29 (29) |
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will amend the relevant legislation to reduce the number of pupils Translink is entitled to carry on each school bus journey. [171002]
Angela Smith: Home-to-school bus transport was the subject of an extensive inquiry instigated by the Northern Ireland Assembly's Environment Committee. The Department of the Environment is at present engaged in the initial stages of preparing a Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Committee's main recommendations, including those aimed at reducing the number of children permitted to travel on each bus. The way forward will be considered in the light of findings arising from this exercise.
Mr. Trimble: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much capital grant has been paid by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board in each parliamentary constituency during the last five years. [170436]
Mr. Pearson:
The total capital grant paid by the NITB in each parliamentary constituency during the last five years is as follows.
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Constituency | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Across all constituencies and Cross border | 5,295 | 76,143 | 54,740 | 34,842 | 500 | 171,520 |
Belfast, East | 38,300 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 10,500 | 26,000 | 79,000 |
Belfast, North | 213,256 | 232,515 | 15,529 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 468,300 |
Belfast, South | 555,579 | 1,335,651 | 1,941,769 | 16,686 | 13,801 | 3,863,486 |
Belfast, West | 3,461 | 20,000 | 741,500 | 20,000 | 0 | 784,961 |
East Antrim | 4595 | 74,613 | 1,004,280 | 132,330 | 700 | 1,252,518 |
East Londonderry | 58,975 | 680,564 | 424,041 | 394,880 | 30,114 | 1,588,574 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 490,529 | 513,891 | 1,529,299 | 216,671 | 3,000 | 2,753,390 |
Foyle | 394,825 | 671,388 | 516,529 | 2,606,564 | 26,189 | 4,215,495 |
Lagan Valley | 5,600 | 73,716 | 23,837 | 27,788 | 3,800 | 134,741 |
Mid Ulster | 44,738 | 37,786 | 230,574 | 119,655 | 30,825 | 463,578 |
Newry and Armagh | 160,642 | 387,311 | 1,442,727 | 1,749,394 | 46,693 | 3,786,767 |
North Antrim | 386,518 | 952,746 | 1,060,944 | 119,013 | 10,573 | 2,529,794 |
North Down | 52,106 | 43,939 | 12,527 | 10,700 | 26,000 | 145,272 |
South Antrim | 1,290,105 | 52,856 | 93,735 | 98,842 | 2,000 | 1,537,538 |
South Down | 1,165,554 | 2,335,992 | 821,966 | 286,707 | 15,555 | 4,625,774 |
Strangford | 356,175 | 69,390 | 248,675 | 5,000 | 65,911 | 745,151 |
Upper Bann | 70,185 | 2,059 | 46,136 | 13,806 | 500 | 132,686 |
West Tyrone | 149,069 | 356,287 | 235,418 | 4,369 | 0 | 745,143 |
Totals | 5,481,507 | 7,919,047 | 10,446,226 | 5,872,747 | 304,161 | 30,023,688 |
Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines have been issued to each of the Northern Ireland health boards regarding the triple test for pregnant women. [171797]
Angela Smith: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 25 March 2004, Official Report, column 954W.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when he expects the appeal lodged with the social security commissioners by John Sheridan of Birkenhead to be heard. [171444]
Mr. Lammy: Mr. Sheridan's application to set aside the previous Commissioners' ruling of 6 January 2004, which deemed the application for Leave to Appeal to be Out of Time, is currently before a Social Security Commissioner for consideration of the grounds. A notice will be issued to all parties in the coming weeks.
Mr. Borrow: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs in which year MyFamily.com. Inc. is likely to make the census for (a) 1861, (b) 1871, (c) 1881 and (d) 1891 available on the internet. [171705]
Mr. Leslie: The census returns 18611891 for England and Wales are included in the non-exclusive licence granted by the National Archives to MyFamily.com. The timing of the public release of the material covered by non-exclusive licences is entirely a matter for the company concerned.
MyFamily.com has announced on its website that the 1891 Census returns for England and Wales are now available online. The 1871 Census returns are also in the
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early stages of release on their website. There is currently no information on its website relating to the release of the 1861 or 1881 Census returns.
Mr. Borrow: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when the non-exclusive licence was granted to MyFamily.com Inc. to digitise the decennial population census return from 1841 to 1901; and at what rate a royalty charge is made for the licence. [171706]
Mr. Leslie: MyFamily.com was granted a non-exclusive licence agreement with the National Archives to digitise and distribute images of the enumerators' census returns for England and Wales 18411891 in June 2002, with a subsequent amendment in September 2002 to include the 1901 Census returns.
In line with HMSO guidelines, the royalty rate for such a non-exclusive licence is a flat 7 per cent. of net revenues.
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what guidance is given to Crown courts regarding the provision of facilities for the press; and if he will make a statement. [171573]
Mr. Leslie: The Court Standards and Design Guide sets out the accommodation requirements for courts and includes provision for a press assembly room at all Crown court centres for use by members of the press attending court. The number of courtrooms in the building determines the size of the room. Dedicated seating for members of the press is also provided within each courtroom. Additional facilities can be made available for the press where there is a specific need, such as when a court is hearing a case attracting high public interest.
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