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Alzheimer's Disease
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what future funding has been allocated specifically in relation to the development of treatment and care for Alzheimer's sufferers. [173272]
Angela Smith: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is not planning to allocate funds specifically for the development of treatment and care of Alzheimer's sufferers. Allocations are made on the basis of Programmes of Care for different classes of patients and clients, rather than specific conditions. Decisions about funding for treatment and care are made by Health and Social Services Boards in light of local priorities and available resources.
Bill of Rights
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether it is his intention to bring forward a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [172876]
Mr. Spellar: The Government remains committed to facilitating the work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for Northern Ireland on proposals for a Bill of Rights. However, it remains our position that it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment until we receive the final advice from the Commission. We have therefore not reached any policy conclusions.
In addition the Government remains committed to establishing a broadly based forum on the Bill of Rights. We will engage the political parties in a renewed effort to build consensus to this end.
Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the dates on which he has had meetings with the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice since his appointment. [173303]
Mr. Paul Murphy:
While my colleague, John Spellar, met Kit Chivers on his appointment to the post of Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland in June last year, I have not yet had occasion to meet him.
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However, I have corresponded with him on the preparations he is making for the formal establishment of his inspectorate in the autumn and I recently endorsed his work programme along with his corporate and business plans for the period up to March 2006.
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in relation to an inspection of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. [173305]
Mr. Paul Murphy: I have not had discussions with the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in relation to an inspection of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. However, I have noted the proposed timing of an inspection of that office within the Inspectorate's work programme for the first 18 months of operation.
Criminal Justice Inspectorate
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of staff are employed within the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice Inspectorate; and if he will make a statement on recruitment to the Inspectorate. [173304]
Mr. Paul Murphy: Within recent months the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland has been engaged in recruiting and appointing staff. A deputy Chief Inspector and Head of Research and Communications have been appointed. The process of recruiting inspectors is progressing as planned. The first of these should be in post by July, trained and ready to start the programme of inspections in the autumn. Senior support staff have also been identified and will be in post by that time.
Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions took place at the recent Anglo-Irish summit concerning the Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill and the need for legislation; and if he will make a statement. [171537]
Mr. Pearson: The Joint Communique issued after the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 21 April 2004 confirms that this issue was raised; I have placed a copy in the Library.
However, it would be inappropriate to disclose details of the discussions beyond those contained in the communique in accordance with Part II, Paragraph 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (defence, security and international relations: information whose disclosure would harm the conduct of international relations or affairs).
Departmental Annual Report
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the production of his Department's latest annual report cost; how many copies were printed; how many copies of it were sold at its cover price; to whom copies of the report have been provided free of charge; and how many copies were provided free of charge. [171150]
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Mr. Paul Murphy: The Northern Ireland Office Departmental Report 2004 was only completed on 30 April 2004 and made available to purchase on 7 May 2004, details of sales and final costs are not yet available. However, the details for the annual report for 2003 which I expect to be very similar to those for 2004, are as follows:
The Northern Ireland Office Departmental Report 2003 was produced by The Stationary Office (TSO). Costs of printing and publication are met directly by TSO and do not fall to Government. The Department was invoiced for the 180 copies that it requested. 856 copies were printed and TSO's records show that eight copies have been sold at its cover price of £30, and an additional 597 copies were sold at a reduced charge. The NIO supplied copies of the report free of charge to 159 parties. A list of those interested parties is set out in the following table.
The 2004 report is available in the Libraries of the House and to the public free of charge on the NIO website at http://www.nio.gov.uk/pdf/deptreport2004.pdf.
| Secretary of State, Ministers, Senior NIO Officials | 20 |
| Heads of NIO Agencies and Legal Offices | 5 |
| Parliamentary/House of Commons Library | 28 |
| NIO Information Offices (Belfast and London) | 9 |
| HM Treasury | 3 |
| Scottish and Welsh Offices | 2 |
| Head of NICS and Northern Ireland Permanent Secretaries | 11 |
| Northern Ireland MP's | 18 |
| Other interested MP's | 3 |
| 1 MEP | 1 |
| Members of the House of Lords with an interest in Northern Ireland | 25 |
| Treasury Select Committee | 20 |
| Northern Ireland Select Committee | 14 |
| Total | 159 |
Language Public Bodies
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure has contributed towards the costs of the production and staging of the Ulster Scots Production "On Eagle's Wing". [172763]
Angela Smith: The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has made no direct contribution to the production and staging of "On Eagle's Wing". However, bodies funded by the Department have offered financial support totalling £175,000 of which £162,500 has been drawn down by the promoter, On Eagle's Wing Ltd.
Ministerial Visits
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list visits made by each Minister in the Department between December 2003 and April 2004, broken down by (a) date, (b) constituency visited and (c) cost. [171564]
Mr. Paul Murphy:
The information requested by the hon. Member in relation to dates and constituencies visited is set out below. Information in relation to the cost of visits is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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| Constituency visited by right hon. Paul Murphy MP | |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2003 | Belfast South |
| 7 January 2004 | Belfast South |
| 7 January 2004 | Belfast South |
| 19 January 2004 | North Down |
| 21 January 2004 | Foyle |
| 04 February 2004 | Belfast South |
| 24 March 2004 | Belfast North |
| Constituency visited by right hon. Jane Kennedy MP | |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2003 | Lagan Valley |
| 17 December 2003 | East Londonderry |
| 7 January 2004 | North Antrim |
| 7 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 8 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 January 2004 | Lagan Valley |
| 20 January 2004 | North Down |
| 21 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 28 January 2004 | Foyle |
| 3 February 2004 | North Down |
| 4 February 2004 | East Londonderry |
| 11 February 2004 | East Londonderry |
| 12 February 2004 | South Belfast |
| 16 February 2004 | South Belfast |
| 23 February 2004 | Lagan Valley |
| 23 February 2004 | North Belfast |
| 23 February 2004 | North Down |
| 1 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 3 March 2004 | North Antrim |
| 3 March 2004 | West and North Belfast |
| 8 March 2004 | East Belfast |
| 9 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 10 March 2004 | Lagan Valley |
| 10 March 2004 | Newry and Armagh |
| 10 March 2004 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| 15 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 16 March 2004 | North Belfast |
| 18 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 18 March 2004 | West Belfast |
| 24 March 2004 | West and North Belfast |
| 25 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 29 March 2004 | Lagan Valley |
| 29 March 2004 | West Belfast |
| 1 April 2004 | East Londonderry |
| Constituency visited by right hon. John Spellar MP | |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2003 | South Belfast |
| 12 January 2004 | North Belfast |
| 13 January 2004 | East Antrim |
| 13 January 2004 | North Antrim |
| 19 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 January 2004 | North Down |
| 26 January 2004 | Upper Bann |
| 4 March 2004 | South Down |
| 4 March 2004 | Upper Bann |
| 5 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 15 March 2004 | South Antrim |
| 16 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 March 2004 | South Belfast |
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| Constituency visited by Ian Pearson MP | |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2003 | East Antrim |
| 9 December 2003 | North Belfast |
| 9 December 2003 | South Belfast |
| 10 December 2003 | East Belfast |
| 11 December 2003 | South Belfast |
| 13 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 13 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 January 2004 | East Antrim |
| 19 January 2004 | North Antrim |
| 19 January 2004 | Foyle |
| 20 January 2004 | Foyle |
| 22 January 2004 | South Belfast |
| 9 February 2004 | East Belfast |
| 13 February 2004 | East Belfast |
| 18 February 2004 | East Antrim |
| 18 February 2004 | South Belfast |
| 24 February 2004 | Newry and Armagh |
| 25 February 2004 | North Down |
| 25 February 2004 | Cities of London and Westminster |
| 26 February 2004 | Kensington and Chelsea |
| 3 March 2004 | Meridan |
| 4 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 10 March 2004 | West Belfast |
| 24 March 2004 | Mid Ulster |
| 24 March 2004 | Foyle |
| 25 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 26 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 29 March 2004 | South Down |
| 29 March 2004 | Lagan Valley |
| 30 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 30 March 2004 | South Belfast |
| 30 March 2004 | Upper Bann |
| 7 April 2004 | West Tyrone |
| 7 April 2004 | South Belfast |
| 19 April 2004 | South Belfast |
| 22 April 2004 | Mid Ulster |
| 27 April 2004 | South Belfast |
| 27 April 2004 | South Belfast |
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| Constituency visited by Barry Gardiner MP | |
|---|---|
| 21 April 2004 | East Belfast |
| 21 April 2004 | South Belfast |
| 22 April 2004 | South Belfast |
| 27 April 2004 | East Belfast |
| 27 April 2004 | East Belfast |
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