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Titanic Quarter
Lady Hermon:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects a management plan for the development of the Titanic Quarter to be ready for consultation; and what consultation will be undertaken prior to the approval of such a management plan. [209123]
Mr. Spellar:
Titanic Quarter Ltd. is currently preparing a masterplan, in conjunction with Belfast Harbour Commissioners, for the development of the
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Titanic Quarter site and has consulted interested parties, including Belfast city council, the Department for Regional Development and Planning Service. The masterplan is being developed within the context of the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan, and individual development proposals will be subject to consultation in accordance with the normal statutory planning process. I understand that the masterplan will be available shortly; the timing is a matter for Titanic Quarter Ltd.
Transitional Employment Scheme
Lady Hermon:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment has been made of the Transitional Employment Scheme; what plans the Government has to introduce these schemes on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement. [202884]
Mr. Gardiner:
The Department for Employment and Learning introduced the Transitional Employment Programme (TEP) in October 2003, on a pilot basis, as part of Targeted Initiatives in a small number of areas chosen because of their higher than average incidence of long term unemployment and social deprivation. The Department plans to commission an interim evaluation of the programme early in 2005–06 with a final evaluation to be carried out in 2006–07 financial year. Decisions about the future of TEP will be taken after full consideration of a final report.
University Finance
Mr. Beggs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been allocated to (a) Queen's University and (b) the University of Ulster to encourage access and participation in each of the last three years. [205972]
Mr. Gardiner:
Over the last three academic years, the Department for Employment and Learning has allocated funding to Queen's University, Belfast (QUB) and the University of Ulster (UU) through a range of specific funding streams aimed at widening access and participation. The amounts allocated under each funding stream are set out in the following table.
£
| Academic years
|
|---|
| 2001–02
| 2002–03
| 2003–04
|
|---|
| QUB | UU | QUB | UU | QUB | UU
|
|---|
| Additional funded places | 1,519,98 | 1,773,71 | 854,238 | 769,638 | 707,348 | 513,060
|
| Premium for students from disadvantaged backgrounds | 381,854 | 458,146 | 518,472 | 621,528 | 443,460 | 696,540
|
| Premium for students with disabilities | 43,664 | 157,863 | 91,826 | 105,298 | 99,161 | 181,728
|
| Widening Participation special initiative | 181,740 | 57,286 | 63,930 | 92,277 | 54,810 | 4,472
|
Special initiative to improve provision for students with
disabilities | 42,221 | 42,155 | 41,748 | 19,101 | 27,995 | 34,028
|
| Foundation Degree development costs | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | — | — | —
|
| Disability access capital | 800,001 | 956,038 | 500,000 | 450,000 | 2,617,79 | 1,223,25
|
Veterinary Medicines
Mr. Drew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the recent seizure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety of unauthorised and counterfeit veterinary medicines. [208308]
Angela Smith:
During 2004 the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety was involved in a lengthy investigation into the illegal distribution and sale of unlicensed veterinary medicinal products, This investigation, undertaken with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, uncovered substantial evidence of an illegal manufacturing operation of these unlicensed medicines and also of a counterfeit product.
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The products uncovered were mainly antibiotic preparations intended for food-producing animals. Their unauthorised use could pose a significant threat to human health through unacceptable levels of drug residues in food, and the potential for the growth of microbial resistance to essential human medicines. A file on this has now been passed for consideration to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
Victims Groups
Mrs. Iris Robinson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums have been given to each victims' group in the Province in each year since April 1998. [202584]
Angela Smith:
Records show that funding detailed in the table as follows has been allocated to organisations involved in providing support for victims between April 1998 and March 2004. A year by year breakdown of these figures for each group is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
In addition to the amounts shown, victims' groups may also apply for funding from any programme or scheme, such as the District Council Community Relations Programme or European Union funding through the Local Strategy Partnerships, for which they can satisfy the relevant eligibility criteria.
| Victims' organisation | Amount allocated (£)
|
|---|
| 123 House | 127,767
|
| Aisling Centre | 122,060
|
| Alanna Consultancy | 1,790
|
| An Crann | 63,500
|
| Ardoyne Commemoration | 9,800
|
| Armagh Voluntary Welfare Group | 5,000
|
| Ashton Community Trust | 1,327,201
|
| Association for Family Therapy NI | 6,100
|
| Ballybone, Belfast | 2,100
|
| Ballymoney District Partnership (Victims) | 16,000
|
| Ballymurphy Centre | 226,232
|
| Bannside Community Group | 5,000
|
| Barnardo's | 70,050
|
| Base 2 | 25,375
|
| Befriending and Counselling | 4,397
|
| Belfast Cognitive Therapy Centre | 54,775
|
| Breaking the Silence | 4,998
|
| Community Action for Locally Managed Stress (CALMS) | 493,159
|
| Centre for Creative Energy, Londonderry | 1,310
|
| Claudy | 9,123
|
| County Tyrone Frontier Relief Fund | 2,000
|
| Coleraine/Ballymoney UDR | 118,060
|
| Colleague Support Group | 3,100
|
| Columba Community | 123,343
|
| Combat Stress | 4,000
|
| Community Council | 2,240
|
| Community Foundation for Northern Ireland | 10,000
|
| Community Relations Council | 38,357
|
| Conflict Trauma Resource Centre | 73,165
|
| Contact Youth | 71,215
|
| Conway Education Centre | 2,500
|
| Cookstown Colleague Support | 2,165
|
| Corpus Christi Services | 387,913
|
| Corrymeela Community | 7,500
|
| Cost of the Troubles Study | 97,251
|
| CRUSE (Foyle) | 35,000
|
| CRUSE Bereavement (NI) | 74,915
|
| CRUSE Bereavement Care (Belfast) | 28,000
|
| CRUSE (Causeway) | 2,500
|
| Cumann Tar Abhaile | 22,171
|
| Cunamh | 415,688
|
| Dairy Farm Jobclub | 102,410
|
| Democratic Dialogue | 7,485
|
| Derry and Raphoe Action | 61,000
|
| Derry City Council | 2,500
|
| Derry Well Women | 62,356
|
| Disabled Police Officers Association (DPOA) | 161,447
|
| Divis Centre | 1,005
|
| Eastern Health & Social Services Board Trauma Advisory Panel | 99,590
|
| Families of the Displaced, Dispersed and Disappeared (FODDD) | 117,836
|
| Families Achieving Change Together (FACT) | 431,882
|
| Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR) | 553,165
|
| Families for Truth and Justice | 800
|
| Family Trauma Centre | 704,062
|
| Fermanagh College | 69,600
|
| Fermanagh South Tyrone Terrorist Victims Association | 96,738
|
| Firinne | 248,078
|
| Friends of WAVE | 2,304
|
| Give Innocent Victims Equality (GIVE) | 5,200
|
| Glencree LIVE Programme—The Restorick Group | 750
|
| Greater Belfast Community Network | 96,710
|
| Greater Twinbrook and Poleglass Community Forum | 10,000
|
| Healing Through Remembering | 10,000
|
| Help and Advice with Victims Every Need (HAVEN) | 114,687
|
| Holy Trinity | 130,787
|
| Holywell Trust | 16,329
|
| Homes United by Ruthless Terrorism (HURT) | 151,100
|
| HOPE | 500
|
| Innocence, Truth and Justice | 980
|
| Institute for Counselling and Personal Development (ICPD) | 579,552
|
| Interact | 5,000
|
| Interchurch Group on Faith and Politics | 600
|
| Irish Peace Institute | 6,000
|
| Koram Centre | 97,184
|
| Lenadoon Community Counselling Project | 216,409
|
| Lifeline | 14,000
|
| Lifeways Psychotherapy and Counselling Centre | 252,211
|
| Lisburn Prisoners Support Project | 111,349
|
| Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign | 7,200
|
| Lower North Belfast Community Group | 2,000
|
| Make Your Mark | 57,838
|
| Mid Ulster Survivors Trust | 1,000
|
| Mourne Action for Survivors of Terrorism (MAST) | 36,225
|
| New Life Counselling Service | 284,561
|
| Nexus Institute | 22,392
|
| NI Association for Mental Health | 95,824
|
| NI Memorial Fund | 6,926,578
|
| NI Music Therapy Trust | 29,284
|
| NI Prison Service | 600
|
| NICRA | 1,000
|
| North and West Belfast Trust | 20,000
|
| Northern Health & Social Services Board Trauma Advisory Panel | 101,500
|
| NI Centre for Trauma and Transformation (NICTT) | 1,500,000
|
| NOVA | 320,489
|
| Omagh Independent Advice Services | 31,657
|
| Omagh Support and Self Help Group | 17,740
|
| Passionist Youth | 94,800
|
| Pat Finucane Centre | 10,376
|
| Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust | 20,000
|
| Positive Action | 91,218
|
| Prison Service Trust | 64,160
|
| Regimental Association UDR | 63,839
|
| Relatives For Justice | 778,497
|
| Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) | 280,787
|
| Rural Network | 2,000
|
| Seeds of Hope | 2,500
|
| Shankill Stress and Trauma Group | 463,596
|
| Sligo Presbyterian | 6,000
|
| South Down Action for Healing Wounds (SDAHW) | 184,973
|
| South East Fermanagh Foundation | 92,220
|
| South Tyrone Empowerment Programme | 9,995
|
| South West Community Victims | 5,000
|
| South/North Armagh Victims Encouraging Recognition (SAVER/NAVER) | 481,516
|
| Southern Health & Social Services Board Trauma Advisory Panel | 114,220
|
| Sperrin Lakeland Trust | 12,132
|
| Springhill Community House | 167,621
|
| Springvale Training | 106,262
|
| Stepping Stone, Craigavon | 55,000
|
| Stewartstown and District Support Group | 1,110
|
| Strabane Befriending and Counselling Association | 243,609
|
| Streetbeat Youth Project | 135,908
|
| Sub Committee for Victims | 216,121
|
| Support, Training, Education, Employment, Research (STEER) Mental Health | 120,521
|
| Survivors of Trauma | 637,260
|
| Tar Anall | 113,300
|
| Tar Isteach | 141,650
|
| Tara Counselling and Personal Development Company Ltd. | 353,384
|
| The Bloody Sunday Trust | 84,765
|
| The Church's Ministry of Healing | 18,000
|
| The Cross Group | 11,395
|
| The Ely Centre | 142,757
|
| The Royal British Legion (Upperlands Branch) | 2,000
|
| The Samaritans, Belfast | 8,000
|
| The Samaritans, Coleraine | 7,000
|
| The Wider Circle | 158,998
|
| Threshold | 3,000
|
| Towards Healing and Understanding | 5,500
|
| United Services Club | 81,073
|
| Victims Support (NI) | 52,000
|
| Victims and Survivors Trust (VAST) | 343,612
|
| VOICE | 24,900
|
| Voices Women's Group | 17,054
|
| WAVE Belfast(15) | 2,818,345
|
| WAVE Armagh(15) | 85,684
|
| WAVE Ballymoney(15) | 62,127
|
| WAVE Omagh(15) | 76,122
|
| WAVE Londonderry(15) | 96,936
|
| West Belfast Cross Community Partnership | 48,700
|
| West Tyrone Voice (WTV) | 489,172
|
| Western Enterprise Social Legal and Educational Victims Trust | 3,950
|
| Western Health & Social Services Board Trauma Advisory Panel | 135,491
|
| Women Together | 11,641
|
| Yes! | 5,000
|
| Total | 27,957,111
|
(15) WAVE Trauma Centre has a network of five branches around Northern Ireland. Major amounts of funding, such as Peace II (£1.39 million) cannot be accurately allocated among the individual locations and have been credited to the Belfast office.
Note:
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (formerly Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust) also received £1,123,324 through the EU Special Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace I), which supported victims of violence. The Foundation allocated these funds in support of a number of projects for both ex-offenders and victims. Persons from these groups could benefit from the same project and it is not possible to disaggregate the assistance between the two groups.
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