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Policing Board

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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Attendance at Northern Ireland Policing Board meetings held during the period 4 November 2001 to 30 April 2004

MemberNumber of meetings attended (possible)
Mr. Alex Attwood28 (29)
Mr. Denis Bradley (Vice Chairman)28 (29)
Viscount Brookeborough25 (29)
Mr. Joe Byrne27 (29)
Mr. Fred Cobain28 (29)
Mr. Ivan Davis5 (5)
Mr. Brian Dougherty27 (29)
Mr. Sam Foster23 (24)
Mr. Barry Gilligan28 (29)
Mr. Willie Hay26 (29)
Mr. Tom Kelly21 (29)
Lord Kilclooney18 (29)
Mr. James Leslie5 (5)
Mrs. Pauline McCabe28 (29)
Mr. Alan McFarland24 (24)
Mr. Eddie McGrady22 (29)
Mrs. Rosaleen Moore25 (29)
Mr. Ian Paisley Jnr.29 (29)
Prof Desmond Rea (Chairman)29 (29)
Mr. Suniel Sharma21 (29)
Mr. Sammy Wilson29 (29)




Notes:
1. The total number of board meetings that it would have been possible for each member to attend is shown in brackets.
2. Mr. Ivan Davis and Mr. James Leslie left the board on 19 February 2002 and were replaced by Mr. Sam Foster and Mr. Alan McFarland on 20 February 2002.



School Transport

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.

Tourist Board

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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Financial assistance paid to all tourism projects by constituency
£

Constituency19992000200120022003Total
Across all constituencies and Cross border5,29576,14354,74034,842500171,520
Belfast, East38,3002,2002,00010,50026,00079,000
Belfast, North213,256232,51515,5295,0002,000468,300
Belfast, South555,5791,335,6511,941,76916,68613,8013,863,486
Belfast, West3,46120,000741,50020,0000784,961
East Antrim459574,6131,004,280132,3307001,252,518
East Londonderry58,975680,564424,041394,88030,1141,588,574
Fermanagh and South Tyrone490,529513,8911,529,299216,6713,0002,753,390
Foyle394,825671,388516,5292,606,56426,1894,215,495
Lagan Valley5,60073,71623,83727,7883,800134,741
Mid Ulster44,73837,786230,574119,65530,825463,578
Newry and Armagh160,642387,3111,442,7271,749,39446,6933,786,767
North Antrim386,518952,7461,060,944119,01310,5732,529,794
North Down52,10643,93912,52710,70026,000145,272
South Antrim1,290,10552,85693,73598,8422,0001,537,538
South Down1,165,5542,335,992821,966286,70715,5554,625,774
Strangford356,17569,390248,6755,00065,911745,151
Upper Bann70,1852,05946,13613,806500132,686
West Tyrone149,069356,287235,4184,3690745,143
Totals5,481,5077,919,04710,446,2265,872,747304,16130,023,688

Triple Test (Pregnant Women)

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.

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Social Security Appeals

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.

19th Century Census

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 1861–1891 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 1841–1891 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.

Crown Courts

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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