House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 4 Apr 2005 (pt 60)

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Education and Library Boards

Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) recurrent and (b) capital expenditure funding provided to each Northern Ireland education and library board was in each year since 1995. [220906]

Mr. Gardiner: The following table shows all the recurrent and capital allocations provided to the education and library boards for the period 1995–96 to 2003–04. The allocations for 2004–05 have not yet been finalised.
Education and library boards allocations (recurrent and capital) from 1995–96 to 2003–04

BELB NEELB SEELB SELB WELB Total

1995–96

Recurrent 170,868 202,884 175,349 205,309 180,034 934,444

Capital 4,815 12,358 9,579 14,961 6,361 48,074

Total 175,683 215,242 184,928 220,270 186,395 982,518

1996–97

Recurrent 176,095 207,222 184,904 211,821 186,893 966,935

Capital 4,925 12,088 8,265 12,032 6,811 44,121

Total 181,020 219,310 193,169 223,853 193,704 1,011,056

1997–98

Recurrent 179,243 210,374 183,728 218,540 192,459 984,344

Capital 5,650 10,504 6,944 8,471 8,540 40,109

Total 184,893 220,878 190,672 227,011 200,999 1,024,453

1998–99

Recurrent 159,914 197,666 175,633 206,127 176,868 916,208

Capital 7,431 8,686 6,783 6,478 9,127 38,505

Total 167,345 206,352 182,416 212,605 185,995 954,713

1999–2000

Recurrent 165,735 198,925 179,215 209,365 180,247 933,487

Capital 3,698 5,939 8,187 5,037 6,639 29,500

Total 169,433 204,864 187,402 214,402 186,886 962,987

2000–01

Recurrent 172,576 207,003 187,735 218,242 189,757 975,313

Capital 4,681 9,093 13,750 9,476 7,422 44,422

Total 177,257 216,096 201,485 227,718 197,179 1,019,735

2001–02

Recurrent 185,796 220,648 201,331 231,605 219,994 1,059,374

Capital 5,254 10,454 18,524 10,663 7,109 52,004

Total 191,050 231,102 219,855 242,268 227,103 1,111,378

2002–03

Recurrent 201,424 244,053 220,457 250,344 232,960 1,149,238

Capital 7,979 12,744 17,846 9,057 12,513 60,139

Total 209,403 256,797 238,303 259,401 245,473 1,209,377

2003–04

Recurrent 210,424 263,083 230,915 269,160 256,394 1,229,976

Capital 12,483 13,925 14,270 11,589 13,336 65,603

Total 222,907 277,008 245,185 280,749 269,730 1,295,579

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	BELB	NEELB	SEELB	SELB	WELB	Total
1995–96
Recurrent	170,868	202,884	175,349	205,309	180,034	934,444
Capital	4,815	12,358	9,579	14,961	6,361	48,074
Total	175,683	215,242	184,928	220,270	186,395	982,518

1996–97
Recurrent	176,095	207,222	184,904	211,821	186,893	966,935
Capital	4,925	12,088	8,265	12,032	6,811	44,121
Total	181,020	219,310	193,169	223,853	193,704	1,011,056

1997–98
Recurrent	179,243	210,374	183,728	218,540	192,459	984,344
Capital	5,650	10,504	6,944	8,471	8,540	40,109
Total	184,893	220,878	190,672	227,011	200,999	1,024,453

1998–99
Recurrent	159,914	197,666	175,633	206,127	176,868	916,208
Capital	7,431	8,686	6,783	6,478	9,127	38,505
Total	167,345	206,352	182,416	212,605	185,995	954,713

1999–2000
Recurrent	165,735	198,925	179,215	209,365	180,247	933,487
Capital	3,698	5,939	8,187	5,037	6,639	29,500
Total	169,433	204,864	187,402	214,402	186,886	962,987

2000–01
Recurrent	172,576	207,003	187,735	218,242	189,757	975,313
Capital	4,681	9,093	13,750	9,476	7,422	44,422
Total	177,257	216,096	201,485	227,718	197,179	1,019,735

2001–02
Recurrent	185,796	220,648	201,331	231,605	219,994	1,059,374
Capital	5,254	10,454	18,524	10,663	7,109	52,004
Total	191,050	231,102	219,855	242,268	227,103	1,111,378

2002–03
Recurrent	201,424	244,053	220,457	250,344	232,960	1,149,238
Capital	7,979	12,744	17,846	9,057	12,513	60,139
Total	209,403	256,797	238,303	259,401	245,473	1,209,377

2003–04
Recurrent	210,424	263,083	230,915	269,160	256,394	1,229,976
Capital	12,483	13,925	14,270	11,589	13,336	65,603
Total	222,907	277,008	245,185	280,749	269,730	1,295,579

Equality Consultation

David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why the consultation on the Department of Education's equality scheme and equality impact assessment timetable does not appear on the Department's website. [223950]

Mr. Gardiner: The documents are available on the Departments website, under 'Current Consultations' and details of the consultation are also on the Consultation NI website.

Hard copies and alternative formats of the documents are available from the Department on request.

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Housing Executive

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many properties the Northern Ireland Housing Executive owns in each parliamentary constituency in Belfast; how many are vacant in each case; and what different types of heating system are fitted in occupied Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties in each parliamentary constituency in Belfast. [224225]

Mr. Spellar: The information is not available by constituency, however at 24 March 2005 the information by housing executive district office is as follows.

Housing executive Heating source

district office Occupied stock Vacant stock⁽⁸⁷⁾ Oil Gas Electric Room heater Other

Belfast 1 2,200 8 317 1,057 427 393 6

Belfast 2 3,552 56 732 1,708 594 508 10

Belfast 3 3,301 4 714 1,912 160 499 16

Belfast 4 3,349 119 348 1,536 965 453 47

Belfast 5 3,617 109 474 1,940 406 774 23

Belfast 6 3,123 132 202 2,050 185 679 7

Belfast 7 4,076 31 517 2,536 517 459 47

Total 23,218 459 3,304 12,739 3,254 3,765 156

⁽⁸⁷⁾Excludes properties scheduled for redevelopment.

Housing executive			Heating source
district office	Occupied stock	Vacant stock⁽⁸⁷⁾	Oil	Gas	Electric	Room heater	Other
Belfast 1	2,200	8	317	1,057	427	393	6
Belfast 2	3,552	56	732	1,708	594	508	10
Belfast 3	3,301	4	714	1,912	160	499	16
Belfast 4	3,349	119	348	1,536	965	453	47
Belfast 5	3,617	109	474	1,940	406	774	23
Belfast 6	3,123	132	202	2,050	185	679	7
Belfast 7	4,076	31	517	2,536	517	459	47
Total	23,218	459	3,304	12,739	3,254	3,765	156

Housing Executive Funding

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which community organisations have received funding from the Housing Executive in each constituency in Northern Ireland in the last five years to meet (a) staff costs, (b) administration costs and (c) capital costs. [224158]

Mr. Spellar: The information is shown in the following table. No funding was provided in respect of capital costs.

Constituency⁽⁸⁸⁾ Group name Staff costs Administration costs

West Belfast Greater Shankill yes —

Lenadoon yes —

Upper Springfield Resource Centre yes —

West Belfast Partnership Board — yes

Whiterock/Westrock yes —

Tudor Renewal Residents Association yes yes

Twaddell/Woodvale yes —

North Belfast Ardoyne yes —

Ligoniel Integrated Plan yes —

Lower North Belfast Community Council yes —

New Lodge Housing Forum yes —

North Belfast Partnership Board — yes

South Belfast Markets Development Association yes —

Greater Village Regeneration Trust yes yes

East Belfast Mersey Street Area Residents Association yes —

Foyle Bogside/Brandywell Community Housing Project yes yes

Strangford Glen Ward Community Association yes —

Newry and Armagh Newry and Mourne Community group yes —

Newry Travellers yes —

⁽⁸⁸⁾The constituency designation is based on the name of the group and/or the known area where it operates and compared with the names of the wards in that constituency.

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Constituency⁽⁸⁸⁾	Group name	Staff costs	Administration costs
West Belfast	Greater Shankill	yes	—
	Lenadoon	yes	—
	Upper Springfield Resource Centre	yes	—
	West Belfast Partnership Board	—	yes
	Whiterock/Westrock	yes	—
	Tudor Renewal Residents Association	yes	yes
	Twaddell/Woodvale	yes	—
North Belfast	Ardoyne	yes	—
	Ligoniel Integrated Plan	yes	—
	Lower North Belfast Community Council	yes	—
	New Lodge Housing Forum	yes	—
	North Belfast Partnership Board	—	yes
South Belfast	Markets Development Association	yes	—
	Greater Village Regeneration Trust	yes	yes
East Belfast	Mersey Street Area Residents Association	yes	—
Foyle	Bogside/Brandywell Community Housing Project	yes	yes
Strangford	Glen Ward Community Association	yes	—
Newry and Armagh	Newry and Mourne Community group	yes	—
	Newry Travellers	yes	—

Language Teaching

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils in the Belfast Education and Library Board area are given teaching support from the English as an Additional Language Support Unit; and what the annual budget is for this unit in the BELB area. [224172]

Mr. Gardiner: The numbers of children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) are determined by the annual school census which took place in October 2004. At that date, the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) recorded 574 children with EAL.

Each of the five Education and Library Boards receive earmarked funding from the Department on a per capita basis in respect of EAL. The Department's total earmarked budget is £420,000 in 2005–06 and the BELB has been allocated £117,000 from this budget for EAL support services in the 2005–06 financial year which is an increase of £7,000 from 2004–05.

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils are taught through the Irish language schools sector in the Belfast Education and Library Board area; and what the Government spending on this sector was in the last year for which figures are available. [224173]

Mr. Gardiner: In 2004–05, there are 1,058 pupils taught in grant-aided Irish Medium primary schools, and 442 pupils taught in grant-aided Irish Medium post-primary schools in the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) area. In 2003–04, the respective figures were 995 and 406. Based on information contained in the Local Management of Schools Outturn Statement published by the BELB for the financial year 2003–04, a total of £4,011,407 was spent directly on Irish Medium Schools in the Belfast Board area.

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