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Hospital Cleaners

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cleaners in hospitals in Northern Ireland are employed by (a) the NHS and(b) private contractors providing services to the NHS. [209165]

Angela Smith: Information requested is as follows.
Number of domestic cleaning staff in hospitals in Northern Ireland employed by the NHS

Hospital	Headcount	Whole time equivalent
Ards Hospital	27	11.96
Antrim Area Hospital	287	171.54
Bangor Hospital	8	4.78
Belfast City Hospital	204	40.41
Causeway Hospital	75	38.88
Daisy Hill Hospital	66	36.45
Dalriada Hospital	10	5.91
Downe Hospital	18	14.93
Downshire Hospital	38	25.48
Holywell Hospital	69	49.57
Lagan Valley Hospital	59	39.15
Longstone	46	21.19
Mater Hospital	100	71.00
Muckamore Hospital	80	56.00
Mullinure	13	9.89
Purdysburn Hospital	83	54.34
Robinson Hospital	5	3.10
Royal Hospital	511	323.73
South Tyrone	20	11.83
St. Lukes	48	27.22
Thompson House Hospital	7	3.39
Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital	54	33.20
Ulster Hospital	300	97.34
Whiteabbey Hospital	3	2.07
Total	2,131	1,153.36

Source:
NI HSS Trusts





Number of domestic cleaning staff in hospitals in Northern Ireland employed by private contractors providing services to the NHS

Hospital	Headcount	Whole time equivalent
Altnagelvin Area Hospital	101	69.65
Banbridge Polyclinic	1	0.87
Craigavon Area Hospital	157	76.00
Erne Hospital	74	40.57
Forster Green Hospital	24	20.66
Gransha Hospital	39	25.50
Lurgan Hospital	18	8.17
Musgrave Park Hospital	124	81.15
Stradreagh Hospital	7	4.80
Tyrone County Hospital	48	26.50
Waterside Hospital	12	9.30
Total	605	363.17

Source:
NI HSS Trusts

Influenza

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the take-up rate for influenza vaccination was in each area in the Province in each of the last five years. [210066]

Angela Smith: Information on the take-up rate for influenza vaccination in each Health and Social Service Board area in each of the last five years is detailed in the following table.
 
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Percentage

Board area	Uptake in over 65s	Uptake in under 65s 'at risk'
2000–01
EHSSB	67.1	No requirement to monitor uptake
NHSSB	70.5	No requirement to monitor uptake
SHSSB	66.6	No requirement to monitor uptake
WHSSB	70.6	No requirement to monitor uptake
2001–02
EHSSB	70.3	No requirement to monitor uptake
NHSSB	73.2	No requirement to monitor uptake
SHSSB	72.4	No requirement to monitor uptake
WHSSB	71.9	No requirement to monitor uptake
2002–03
EHSSB	71.5	53.8
NHSSB	73.6	58.1
SHSSB	71.8	51.6
WHSSB	72.1	61.6
2003–04
EHSSB	73.0	62.6
NHSSB	73.8	65.1
SHSSB	72.8	61.2
WHSSB	74.7	67.4
2004–051
EHSSB	63.9	53.6
NHSSB	69.7	63.1
SHSSB	69.2	57.3
WHSSB	68.1	60.0

⁽¹⁴⁾ The figures for 2004–05 only included those vaccinated up to the end of November 2004. The vaccination campaign does not end until 31 January 2005. Final 2004–05 influenza vaccination uptake figures will not be available before the beginning of April 2005.
Source:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (NI)

Royal Mail

David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what the community balance of the workforce at the main postal sorting office at Mallusk, Co. Antrim was on the latest date for which figures are available; [209134]

(2) what the policy of Royal Mail is with regard to under-represented groups in its work force in Northern Ireland; [209135]

(3) whether Royal Mail (a) is taking and (b) has taken affirmative action to redress community imbalance in its work force in Northern Ireland; [209136]

(4) whether Royal Mail reports on the community balance in the travel-to-work area for each of its sites in Northern Ireland. [209137]

 
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Mr. Spellar: I have asked the Chief Executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland to write to the hon. Gentleman.

Neurosurgery

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in the Province are awaiting (a) inpatient admission and (b) initial outpatient assessment in neurosurgery. [210038]

Angela Smith: The most recent waiting list data available shows the position at 30 September 2004.

In Northern Ireland, there were 483 patients awaiting admission to hospital in the neurosurgery specialty and 477 patients were awaiting a first outpatient appointment in the neurosurgery specialty.

New Deal

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of people in Northern Ireland leaving (a) the New Deal for Young People and (b) the New Deal for over-25s in each year since its inception have entered unsubsidised, sustained jobs. [210605]

Mr. Gardiner: The percentage of people in Northern Ireland leaving (a) the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds and (b) New Deal 25 + in each year since their inception and entering unsubsidised, sustained jobs is as follows:
Percentage

	New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds	New Deal 25 +
1998–99	37	23
1999–2000	36	23
2000–01	30	18
2001–02	28	17
2002–03	24	14
2003–04	22	16

Obesity

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the level of obesity-related illness in the Province; and what the level was (a) 10 and (b) 20 years ago. [210030]

Angela Smith: The information requested is not available.

Orthopaedic Surgery

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the longest period is that individuals from each of the Province's health boards have been waiting for (a) inpatient admission and (b) initial outpatient assessment in orthopaedic surgery. [210031]

Angela Smith: Information obtained from the Health and Social Services Trusts in Northern Ireland regarding the longest period a patient is waiting for inpatient admission and initial outpatient assessment in the trauma and orthopaedics specialty, at 31 December 2004, is shown in the tables.
 
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Longest period (in days) an individual was waiting for inpatient admission by board of residence at 31 December 2004

Board of residence	Longest wait in days
Eastern	2,495
Northern	2,111
Souhern	2,209
Western	1,240

Longest period (in days) an individual was waiting for initial outpatient assessment by board of residence at 31 December 2004

Board of residence	Longest wait in days
Eastern	2,254
Northern	1,989
Souhern	1,888
Western	1,895

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in the Province are awaiting (a) inpatient admission and (b) initial outpatient assessment in orthopaedic surgery. [210032]

Angela Smith: The most recent waiting list data available shows the position at 30 September 2004.

In Northern Ireland, there were 5,688 patients awaiting admission to hospital in the trauma and orthopaedics specialty and 22,747 patients were awaiting a first outpatient appointment in the trauma and orthopaedics specialty

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