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Domestic Violence
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for NorthernIreland how many non-molestation orders have been issued in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [220631]
Mr. Leslie: I have been asked to reply.
Non-molestation orders were introduced in April 1999 under Article 20 of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. The figures show the number of non-molestation orders made each year since then.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,717 |
| 2000 | 3,439 |
| 2001 | 3,825 |
| 2002 | 4,191 |
| 2003 | 3,546 |
| 2004 | (17)3,286 |
(17)The 2004 figures are provisional and are subject to statistical validation.
Prior to April 1999 personal protection and exclusion orders, granted under the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, served a similar function. The figures show the number of these orders made between 1997 and 1999.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,132 |
| 1998 | 4,139 |
| 1999 | 1,665 |
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Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many non-residential orders have been issued in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [220632]
Mr. Leslie: I have been asked to reply.
Occupation orders granted under Articles 11 to 19 of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 were introduced in April 1999 and the figures show the number of orders made each year since then.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,147 |
| 2000 | 1,275 |
| 2001 | 1,538 |
| 2002 | 2,049 |
| 2003 | 1,496 |
| 2004 | (18)1,196 |
(18)The 2004 figures are provisional and are subject to statistical validations.
Prior to April 1999 personal protection and exclusion orders, granted under the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, served a similar function. The figures show the number of these orders made between 1997 and 1999.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,132 |
| 1998 | 4,139 |
| 1999 | 1,665 |
Energy Costs
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much each health trust in the Province spent on energy costs during the last year. [220694]
Angela Smith: Provisional figures for the Health and Social Services Trust expenditure on energy costs in the 2003–004 financial year are as follows.
(19)Provisional
(20)Year ended March 2004
Note:
Premises energy costs include oil, gas, electricity and other fuels.
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Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the independent inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths will be able to compel witnesses to co-operate. [220695]
Angela Smith: The inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths has been established under article 54 and schedule 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (NI) Order 1972. Under this legislation John O'Hara QC, as chairman of the inquiry, has wide-ranging powers to require any person to attend and give evidence or to furnish information on any matter in question at the enquiry. Failure to comply is an offence punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
Illegal Cigarettes
David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the value of illegal cigarettes traded in the Province in each of the last three years. [219669]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
HM Customs and Excise does not estimate the value of illegal cigarettes at a Northern Ireland level.
The latest estimates of volume of illegal cigarettes for the UK as a whole is available in HM Customs and Excise's publication Measuring and Tackling Indirect Tax Losses—2004," published alongside the Pre-Budget Report in December 2004, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.
Illegal Drugs
David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his most recent estimate is of (a) the size of the trade in illegal drugs in the Province and (b) the amount of money received from that activity by (i) the Provisional IRA, (ii) the INLA, (iii)the Official IRA, (iv) the UDA, (v) the UVF and (vi)other criminal gangs in the last three years. [220563]
Mr. Pearson: It is impossible to quantify the scale and total value of the trade in illegal drugs in Northern Ireland with any precision.
This year's Organised Crime Task Force Threat Assessment, launched in May 2004, clearly indicated that the INLA, UDA, UVF and LVF are all involved in the trafficking and supply of illegal drugs. It is not clear however what proportion of the illegal profits is passed on to those organisations or retained by individuals themselves.
The Independent Monitoring Commission's report of 4 November 2004 also provided an assessment of the criminal activities of paramilitary groups, including those involved in drugs dealing.
Illegal Fuel
David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the value of illegal red diesel being smuggled into the Province in the last three years. [219667]
John Healey:
I have been asked to reply.
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HM Customs and Excise's latest estimates of the revenue loss due to fuel fraud and cross-border shopping in Northern Ireland are available in HM Customs and Excise's Annual Report and Accounts published in December 2004.
At present, it is not possible to break down these estimates into the value of revenue lost through cross-border shopping or different types of fraud.
David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of how many filling stations in the Province are selling illegal fuel. [219668]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
HM Customs and Excise's most recent assessment in 2002 was that of the fuel retail sites in Northern Ireland approximately one third sold predominantly illegal fuel, one third sold illegal fuel periodically and one third did not sell illegal fuel.
However, as a result of increased activity to target retail sites over the last two years' Customs are currently reviewing this assessment.
Murder Investigations
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of Statefor Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Chief Constable of Police in Northern Ireland on the possible involvement of the Provisional IRA in the murders of (a) Mr McCartney in Belfast and (b) Mr McGinley in Londonderry. [220452]
Mr. Pearson: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland meets the chief constable and his security advisers on a regular basis to discuss a range of security matters.
Northern Area Plan
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the Northern Area Plan to be published. [220442]
Angela Smith: The Planning Service is completing work on the draft Northern Area Plan with the aim of publishing the Plan as soon as possible and no later than the end of May 2005.
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