House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 7 Mar 2005 (pt 15)

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Water Mills

Ms Walley: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister in what circumstances planning permission may be given for water mills to provide renewable energy where they are located in green belt areas. [220544]

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Keith Hill: Planning Policy Guidance note 2: Green Belts" (PPG2) sets out the Government's policies on development in the green belt. Most forms of development are regarded as inappropriate development in the green belt (and by definition harmful). It would be for an applicant to show that very special circumstances existed which clearly outweighed the harm that inappropriate development would cause. PPG2 sets out the forms of development that would be not inappropriate in the green belt. Water mills are not among these.

Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy" advises that very special circumstances which might outweigh the harm caused by inappropriate development in the green belt could (and it will depend on the facts of the case) include the wider environmental benefits associated with increased production of energy from renewable sources.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Housing

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made with investigations established to examine the actions of the Accounting Officer of the Housing Executive in relation to the absence of proper contract procedures. [219518]

Mr. Spellar: There have not been any investigations, nor are any planned, in relation to the absence of propercontract procedures within the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Report Housing the Homeless" (Twenty first Report of Session 2003/04) referred to a specific contract concerning the removal and storage of furniture for the homeless households. The Housing Executive fully acknowledged the shortcomings in the procurement of the particular contract and has fundamentally changedits contract policy and procedures to reflect Government's Constructing Excellence programme.

Invest Northern Ireland

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total investment by Invest Northern Ireland in each Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency was in each of the last five years. [219817]

Mr. Gardiner: The following table provides information relating to offers made to clients by parliamentary constituency area during the five years up to end March 2004. Included is the total amount of planned investment to which these offers contributed. Invest NI's information is provided for the years 2002–03 and 2003–04. Information prior to 2002–03 is based on funding provided by two of Invest NI's legacy agencies—the Industrial Development Board and the Local Enterprise Development Unit.

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1999–2000
2000–01

Parliamentary constituency Number
of offers Assistance (£) Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£) Number
of offers Assistance (£) Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)

Belfast East 97 15,849,537 91,916,715 49 1,607,142 5,587,276

Belfast North 111 4,372,363 13,098,466 47 11,735,957 25,691,738

Belfast South 180 23,151,235 81,459,645 93 8,492,267 32,968,940

Belfast West 61 7,155,105 21,276,136 41 3,021,986 11,947,752

East Antrim 86 4,872,375 37,709,491 41 21,309,617 168,909,759

East Londonderry 120 10,226,718 62,696,675 64 8,242,683 37,925,715

Fermanagh and South Tyrone 171 10,457,547 46,837,774 87 3,065,387 22,995,241

Foyle 229 7,748,567 28,755,865 88 11,344,169 35,429,187

Lagan Valley 156 1,650,378 8,471,809 69 1,506,181 10,573,848

Mid Ulster 269 2,364,510 12,100,912 144 3,274,312 18,874,843

Newry and Armagh 171 2,019,032 11,641,076 91 4,348,743 15,427,292

North Antrim 172 1,641,886 9,953,677 78 2,689,389 16,831,426

North Down 91 3,376,556 14,995,659 56 778,026 4,101,844

South Antrim 132 5,226,745 33,726,003 79 4,650,258 51,409,794

South Down 146 1,728,083 10,014,158 62 1,228,539 5,951,029

Strangford 113 2,225,269 11,308,744 63 2,956,846 10,707,120

Upper Bann 159 4,224,261 30,813,380 85 2,159,066 9,723,463

West Tyrone 107 1,160,461 3,850,897 73 1,798,859 6,833,958

Yet to be determined⁽⁵³⁾ 2 19,000 20,000 0 0 0

Grand total 2,573 109,469,628 530,647,082 1,310 94,209,427 491,890,225

2001–02
2002–03

Parliamentary constituency Number
of offers Assistance (£) Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£) Number
of offers Assistance (£) Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)

Belfast East 46 5,760,102 29,021,415 58 2,103,025 8,512,108

Belfast North 58 5,670,981 14,380,030 45 7,565,191 20,071,672

Belfast South 78 5,780,647 33,336,606 137 15,943,868 38,581,673

Belfast West 29 4,978,855 26,254,575 47 4,154,127 16,518,873

East Antrim 46 1,633,322 11,499,761 66 6,249,254 21,210,100

East Londonderry 44 2,006,291 6,984,996 59 4,168,042 13,950,428

Fermanagh and South Tyrone 70 4,660,406 28,325,773 69 5,720,677 22,971,162

Foyle 69 5,230,250 20,922,057 94 14,414,920 105,655,505

Lagan Valley 64 1,385,337 7,418,796 54 1,462,738 6,682,614

Mid Ulster 111 3,596,184 18,695,873 143 4,056,819 20,082,706

Newry and Armagh 98 2,460,108 14,561,864 84 6,258,098 22,320,265

North Antrim 68 2,261,799 12,919,845 72 2,387,964 14,215,617

North Down 43 960,839 4,989,873 44 1,347,025 6,467,355

South Antrim 72 7,033,902 76,712,254 86 22,877,977 142,862,810

South Down 63 5,417,186 20,525,114 70 2,439,960 12,649,429

Strangford 46 2,277,552 10,315,133 62 2,148,990 9,258,178

Upper Bann 67 5,061,360 26,992,790 78 16,626,275 73,276,818

West Tyrone 52 4,348,708 31,648,319 52 4,786,843 20,172,661

Yet to be determined⁽⁵³⁾ 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grand total 1,124 70,523,829 395,505,074 1,320 124,711,793 575,459,974

⁽⁵²⁾Investment totals include assistance offered.
⁽⁵³⁾'Yet to be determined' relates to offers made to businesses which have not as yet determined a precise location.
Note:
An additional £21,211,335 was offered in 2002–03 that could not be allocated by area.
Figures for 2003–04 remain provisional until the publication of the Invest NI Annual Report 2003–04.

	1999–2000	2000–01
Parliamentary constituency	Number of offers	Assistance (£)	Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)	Number of offers	Assistance (£)	Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)
Belfast East	97	15,849,537	91,916,715	49	1,607,142	5,587,276
Belfast North	111	4,372,363	13,098,466	47	11,735,957	25,691,738
Belfast South	180	23,151,235	81,459,645	93	8,492,267	32,968,940
Belfast West	61	7,155,105	21,276,136	41	3,021,986	11,947,752
East Antrim	86	4,872,375	37,709,491	41	21,309,617	168,909,759
East Londonderry	120	10,226,718	62,696,675	64	8,242,683	37,925,715
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	171	10,457,547	46,837,774	87	3,065,387	22,995,241
Foyle	229	7,748,567	28,755,865	88	11,344,169	35,429,187
Lagan Valley	156	1,650,378	8,471,809	69	1,506,181	10,573,848
Mid Ulster	269	2,364,510	12,100,912	144	3,274,312	18,874,843
Newry and Armagh	171	2,019,032	11,641,076	91	4,348,743	15,427,292
North Antrim	172	1,641,886	9,953,677	78	2,689,389	16,831,426
North Down	91	3,376,556	14,995,659	56	778,026	4,101,844
South Antrim	132	5,226,745	33,726,003	79	4,650,258	51,409,794
South Down	146	1,728,083	10,014,158	62	1,228,539	5,951,029
Strangford	113	2,225,269	11,308,744	63	2,956,846	10,707,120
Upper Bann	159	4,224,261	30,813,380	85	2,159,066	9,723,463
West Tyrone	107	1,160,461	3,850,897	73	1,798,859	6,833,958
Yet to be determined⁽⁵³⁾	2	19,000	20,000	0	0	0
Grand total	2,573	109,469,628	530,647,082	1,310	94,209,427	491,890,225

	2001–02	2002–03
Parliamentary constituency	Number of offers	Assistance (£)	Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)	Number of offers	Assistance (£)	Investment⁽⁵²⁾ (£)
Belfast East	46	5,760,102	29,021,415	58	2,103,025	8,512,108
Belfast North	58	5,670,981	14,380,030	45	7,565,191	20,071,672
Belfast South	78	5,780,647	33,336,606	137	15,943,868	38,581,673
Belfast West	29	4,978,855	26,254,575	47	4,154,127	16,518,873
East Antrim	46	1,633,322	11,499,761	66	6,249,254	21,210,100
East Londonderry	44	2,006,291	6,984,996	59	4,168,042	13,950,428
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	70	4,660,406	28,325,773	69	5,720,677	22,971,162
Foyle	69	5,230,250	20,922,057	94	14,414,920	105,655,505
Lagan Valley	64	1,385,337	7,418,796	54	1,462,738	6,682,614
Mid Ulster	111	3,596,184	18,695,873	143	4,056,819	20,082,706
Newry and Armagh	98	2,460,108	14,561,864	84	6,258,098	22,320,265
North Antrim	68	2,261,799	12,919,845	72	2,387,964	14,215,617
North Down	43	960,839	4,989,873	44	1,347,025	6,467,355
South Antrim	72	7,033,902	76,712,254	86	22,877,977	142,862,810
South Down	63	5,417,186	20,525,114	70	2,439,960	12,649,429
Strangford	46	2,277,552	10,315,133	62	2,148,990	9,258,178
Upper Bann	67	5,061,360	26,992,790	78	16,626,275	73,276,818
West Tyrone	52	4,348,708	31,648,319	52	4,786,843	20,172,661
Yet to be determined⁽⁵³⁾	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grand total	1,124	70,523,829	395,505,074	1,320	124,711,793	575,459,974

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total Northern Ireland Tourist Board investment in each Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency was in each of the last five years. [219818]

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Mr. Gardiner: Information requested in relation to funding provided by Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) is provided in the following table:
£

Constituency 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total

Across all constituencies and cross-border⁽⁵⁴⁾ 76,143 54,740 34,842 101,934 101,558 369,216

Belfast East 2,200 2,000 10,500 17,500 20,000 52,200

Belfast North 232,515 15,529 5,000 4,000 1,000 258,044

Belfast South 1,335,651 1,941,769 16,686 13,801 0 3,307,907

Belfast West 20,000 741,500 20,000 20,000 0 801,500

East Antrim 74,613 1,004,280 132,330 400 500 1,212,123

East Londonderry 680,564 424,041 394,880 10,189 30,014 1,539,688

Fermanagh and South Tyrone 513,891 1,529,299 216,671 9,977 41,858 2,311,695

Foyle 671,388 516,529 2,606,564 76,113 11,655 3,882,249

Lagan Valley 73,716 23,837 27,788 3,800 2,022 131,163

Mid Ulster 37,786 230,574 119,655 118,765 20,790 527,571

Newry and Armagh 387,311 1,442,727 1,749,394 57,275 23,991 3,660,697

North Antrim 952,746 1,060,944 119,013 68,066 36,120 2,236,889

North Down 43,939 12,527 10,700 28,700 8,000 103,866

South Antrim 52,856 93,735 98,842 8,000 0 253,433

South Down 2,335,992 821,966 286,707 18,490 10,552 3,473,707

Strangford 69,390 248,675 5,000 46,737 57,376 427,177

Upper Bann 2,059 46,136 13,806 500 0 62,501

West Tyrone 356,287 235,418 4,369 4,369 0 600,443

Total 7,919,045 10,446,226 5,872,748 608,614 365,435 25,212,068

⁽⁵⁴⁾This relates to projects which bridges more than one parliamentary constituency.

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Constituency	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Total
Across all constituencies and cross-border⁽⁵⁴⁾	76,143	54,740	34,842	101,934	101,558	369,216
Belfast East	2,200	2,000	10,500	17,500	20,000	52,200
Belfast North	232,515	15,529	5,000	4,000	1,000	258,044
Belfast South	1,335,651	1,941,769	16,686	13,801	0	3,307,907
Belfast West	20,000	741,500	20,000	20,000	0	801,500
East Antrim	74,613	1,004,280	132,330	400	500	1,212,123
East Londonderry	680,564	424,041	394,880	10,189	30,014	1,539,688
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	513,891	1,529,299	216,671	9,977	41,858	2,311,695
Foyle	671,388	516,529	2,606,564	76,113	11,655	3,882,249
Lagan Valley	73,716	23,837	27,788	3,800	2,022	131,163
Mid Ulster	37,786	230,574	119,655	118,765	20,790	527,571
Newry and Armagh	387,311	1,442,727	1,749,394	57,275	23,991	3,660,697
North Antrim	952,746	1,060,944	119,013	68,066	36,120	2,236,889
North Down	43,939	12,527	10,700	28,700	8,000	103,866
South Antrim	52,856	93,735	98,842	8,000	0	253,433
South Down	2,335,992	821,966	286,707	18,490	10,552	3,473,707
Strangford	69,390	248,675	5,000	46,737	57,376	427,177
Upper Bann	2,059	46,136	13,806	500	0	62,501
West Tyrone	356,287	235,418	4,369	4,369	0	600,443
Total	7,919,045	10,446,226	5,872,748	608,614	365,435	25,212,068

An additional £8,621,404 was provided during the period 2000–04 but could not be allocated by parliamentary constituency.

Financial assistance to accommodation projects was funded by the NITB up until March 2002. Since April 2002 this assistance has been administered through Invest NI.

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