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Departmental Staff

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. [175671]

Mr. Pearson: The 11 Departments of the NI Administration and their agencies and the Northern Ireland Office hold readily available information only in respect of the total number of ill-health retirements, details of which are set out in table 1. More detailed information showing the particular cause of actual ill-health retirements could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.
 
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However figures set out in table 2 show the number of recommendations made by the Occupational Health Service of the Northern Ireland Civil Service for ill-health retirement under the general category of mental and behavioural disorders. Such recommendations would normally result in actual retirement but it should be noted that the date of a recommendation for ill-health retirement may fall into a different financial year from that of the actual retirement.
Table 1: NICS ill health retirement

Financial yearTotal
2003–04172
2002–03189
2001–02133
2000–01134
1999–2000117
1998–99127
1997–98130




Note:
Figures for 1997–98 to 1999–2000 are for the six NI Departments and their agencies and NIO.




Table 2: OHS recommendations for ill health retirement due to mental and behavioural disorders

Financial yearTotal
2003–0466
2002–0359
2001–0257
2000–0148
1999–200034




Note:
No figures are available for the years 1997–98 and 1998–99.



Drink Driving

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years of drivers who had in excess of twice the legal limit of alcohol in their blood. [176629]

Mr. Spellar: The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has written directly to the hon. Gentleman in response to this Question

Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 1 June 2004.

General John de Chastelain

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full days General John de Chastelain spent in Northern Ireland between 1 January and 30 April; and what his salary was for the period. [175219]


 
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Mr. Pearson: Between 1 January 2004 to 30 April 2004 General de Chastelain has spent 10 days in Northern Ireland engaged on decommissioning business. General de Chastelain is paid £600 per diem.

Heart Conditions

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many sudden cardiac deaths
 
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there were in each of the last five years, broken down by age range; and if he will make a statement. [175162]

Mr. Pearson: The information requested is not directly available. It is not possible to give an exact number of cardiac deaths which occurred suddenly, as information on whether or not a death was sudden is not currently recorded at death registration. Therefore figures have been provided for all heart diseases, sudden cardiac death (so described), acute ischaemic heart disease and cardiac arrhythmias.
Table: Number of registered deaths by year in Northern Ireland resulting from (a) all heart diseases, (b) sudden cardiac death, so described, (c) acute ischaemic heart disease and (d) cardiac arrhythmias in persons, by age-group, 1999 to 2003

Age group
Cause of death/ Registration year0–1415–4445–6465–8485 +
(a) All heart diseases
19993535872,5791,114
20001605002,2941,017
20012414552,2781,115
20021464842,1431,082
2003(17)0644101,9591,055
(b) Sudden cardiac death, so described
1999(18)(18)(18)(18)(18)
2000(18)(18)(18)(18)(18)
200100000
200200000
2003(17)00000
(c) Acute ischaemic heart disease
19990223701,597525
20000243021,465513
20010102921,423536
20020192721,273514
2003(17)0212301,179540
(d) Cardiac arrhythmias
19991212922
20001422315
20010134336
20020355436
2003(17)0043638


(17) Data for 2003 are provisional.
(18) Figures only available from 2001, after the introduction of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for coding cause of death.


Heart Transplants

Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients under the age of 16 are awaiting heart transplants in Northern Ireland. [176253]

Angela Smith: There are no patients under the age of 16 currently awaiting heart transplants in Northern Ireland.

Heating Costs

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the annual cost of heating an average domestic property in Northern Ireland by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. [175860]

Mr. Spellar: The following table contains the most recent available space and water heating costs for the fuel types across Northern Ireland.
Annual cost of space and water heating for average size houses, (£)
FuelType of heating system2 bed3 bed4 bed
Solid FuelHouse coal—Group 2Open fire with back boiler radiators and Domestic Hot Water cylinder5627401,046
Anthracite Nuts—'Burnglo'Room heater with back boiler Radiators and Domestic Hot Water cylinder530694973
Anthracite GrainsGravity feed boiler Radiators and Domestic Hot Water cylinder498655926
ElectricityStandard Domestic TariffElectric radiators, immersion water heater1,2661,7112,510
Economy 7 Tariff 1Storage heaters living rooms, Electric radiators bedrooms, Immersion water heater5627471,083
Natural GasPhoenix Natural gas Home Energy Tariff (Including optional Direct Debit Discount)Gas fired boiler, Radiators and Domestic Hot Water cylinder474618870
Gas fired condensing boiler, Radiators and Domestic Hot Water cylinder395512718




Source:
Northern Ireland Housing Executive.





 
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Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of domestic properties in Northern Ireland are heated by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. [175861]

Mr. Spellar: The information is as follows:
Fuel sourcePercentage
Mains Gas3.2
Solid Fuel14.3
Electric8.3
Dual9.5




Note:
Dual heating is either solid fuel and electric or solid fuel and oil.
Source:
Home Energy Conservation Report 2003, NIHE.




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