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NORTHERN IRELAND
Antrim Hospital
David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to increase (a) ward and (b) bed numbers at Antrim hospital. [224094]
Angela Smith: In July 2004, a new 10-bed short stay ward for patients requiring observation or short-term treatment was opened at Antrim Area hospital.
In addition, under the Reform and Re-investment initiative, funding has been made available for the construction of an additional 24-bed ward that is expected to open towards the end of 2005.
Further expansion of Antrim Area hospital is being considered in the context of the implementation of Developing Better Services", and the United Hospitals
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Trust and the Northern Health and Social Services Board are currently developing a detailed business case in this regard.
Asbestos (Schools)
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how (a) the funding made available by the Department of Education in 2003–04 to enable Education and Library Boards to survey all schools and prepare for the introduction of the new asbestos regulations and (b) the funding which the Department of Education allocated in 2004–05 towards the removal, decontamination work or repair and remedial work for the same purpose where it is necessary was distributed. [212326]
Mr. Gardiner: The following table shows the distribution of recurrent funding to each Education and Library Board in 2003–04 to enable them to survey all schools and prepare for the introduction of the new asbestos regulations, and in 2004–05 towards the removal, decontamination work or repair/remedial work, where necessary.
| 2003–04 | 2004–05 | |
|---|---|---|
| BELB | 894 | 760 |
| WELB | 884 | 760 |
| NEELB | 863 | 738 |
| SEELB | 800 | 686 |
| SELB | 971 | 822 |
| Total | 4,412 | 3,766 |
The apportionment of funding between individual Boards was allocated on the basis of a joint business case submitted by the Boards. The factors that determined the level of funding to each Board were the area of the estate, staffing costs and the number of schools.
Attention Deficit Disorder
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what resources have been allocated in the 2004–05 financial year to support research into attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in Northern Ireland. [223990]
Angela Smith: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has not allocated any specific resources in the 2004–05 financial year for research into attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. However, grant support of £25,000 has been awarded to the Northern Ireland Attention Deficit Disorder Support Centre in each of the last three financial years.
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what resources have been allocated to fund the Northern Ireland Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Support Centre; [223991]
(2) if he will ensure that sufficient resources are in place to safeguard the future of the Northern Ireland Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Support Centre. [223993]
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Angela Smith: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety assisted the Northern Ireland Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Support Centre through a three year project grant of £25,000 per annum to help develop a support centre. This funding will end on 31 March 2005. An application for further funding will be considered by the Department in the near future.
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what strategy he has in place to support sufferers of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and their families. [223992]
Angela Smith: Policy and services for children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder are currently being examined under the Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland). The Review will recommend what future service development will be required.
Civil Service Property
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many items of civil service property within his Department are unaccounted for, broken down by type. [205577]
Mr. Paul Murphy: None as all items of civil service property within the Northern Ireland Office are accounted for in the Resource Accounts on an annual basis.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time (i) for an initial assessment regarding and (ii) from assessment to commencing cognitive behavioural therapy was in each health boardarea for the latest period for which figures are available; [215361]
(2) what the current (a) average and (b) longest waiting time (i) for an initial assessment regarding and (ii) from assessment to commencing cognitive behavioural therapy is in each health board area. [212166]
Angela Smith: Information on cognitive behavioural therapy is not collected centrally and is not available by health board area.
Community and Voluntary Sector Grants
Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent in each of the last three years in Government grants to the community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. [217673]
Mr. Spellar:
Information on grants to the voluntary and community sector by government departments across all regions of the UK is collated by the Research, Development and Statistics Directorate of the Home Office on an annual basis. In total £147,451,863 was provided during 2001–02. This information is reproduced and analysis provided in a published report, 'Central Government Funding of Voluntary and Community Organisations 1982–83 to 2001–02', available from the
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Communications Development Unit of the Home Office. This includes details of grants made by Northern Ireland Departments.
Details of grants made during 2002–03 will be published shortly and will show that a total of £167,947,995 was provided.
Currently the exercise to capture information for the period 2003–04 is under way and final figures will be available later in the year. At the moment indications are that in excess of £183 million was provided to the voluntary and community sector.
Correspondence
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the Environment and Heritage Service will answer the letter of 10 December 2004 from the hon. Member for North Down in relation to the restoration of Rosebank House in Donaghadee. [215188]
Angela Smith: The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) replied to the hon. Member for North Down's letter of 10 December 2004 on 7 February 2005. Iunderstand that EHS acknowledged the hon. Lady's letter on 5 January.
Criminal Offences
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department in the (a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04 Session, broken down by Act. [206872]
Mr. Paul Murphy: The information is as follows.
Criminal offences created in legislation by the Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary Session: 2002–03
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Section 48—Obstructing the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice or his Inspectors in the execution of their duties
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003
Parliamentary Session: 2003–04
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004
Criminal Offence Created: Schedule 2—Absconding by persons admitted to bail under the Terrorism Act 2000
Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
Criminal Offence Created: Article 8—Reporting a case where there are reporting restrictions in place
Criminal Justice No.2 (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
Criminal Offence Created: Article 5—Aggravated vehicle taking and; aggravated vehicle taking causing death or grievous bodily harm
Offences created in legislation by Northern Ireland Government Departments under the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 2000
Department for Regional Development
Article 5 of the Harbours (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, 2002 No. 3155 (N.I.9)
Any person who in purported compliance with a notice under paragraph Article 5(1) who knowingly or recklessly makes any statement or produces any document which is false in a material particular, and any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a notice under Article 5(1).
Department for Employment and Learning
Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836, N.I.2)
Article 12—Penalties: failures to comply: sets out penalties that apply in cases of failure to provide documentary material on request with regard to Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay. Further details are contained in Schedule 1 to the Order.
Article 13—Penalties: fraud, etc.: establishes that where a person fraudulently or negligently makes an incorrect statement regarding entitlement to Statutory Paternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, a penalty may be applied. Further details are contained in Schedule 1 to the Order.
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Article 3 of the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (NI) Order 2002 (2002/3151 (N.I.5)
Keeping of, or knowingly causing or permitting another person to keep, animals for slaughter for the value of their fur or breeding progeny for such slaughter.
Article 20 (a) and Article 46 (b) of the Environment (NI) Order 2002 (2002/3153 (N.I.7))
(b) The carrying out by an owner or occupier of land of work prohibited by the Order in an area of special scientific interest.
Articles 3, 4, 10, 12, 13 and 23 of the Planning (Amendment) (NI) Order 2003 (2003/430 (N.I.8))
Article 23 of the Order 2003 also introduced a new offence in relation to Planning Agreements, but this provision has yet to be commenced
Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment
Article 18 of the Company Directors Disqualifications (NI) Order 2002 (2002/3150 (N.I.4))
Acting in contravention of a company directors disqualification order or disqualification undertaking
Insolvency (NI) Order 1989 and Insolvency (NI) Order 2002
The following paragraphs in Schedule Al inserted into the Insolvency (NI) Order 1989 (1989/2405 (N.I.19) by Schedule 1 to the Insolvency (NI) Order 2002 (2002/3152 (N.I.6);
Paragraph 20(2) (a), 21(3) (b), 22(2) (c), 27(2) (d), 28(3)(a) (e), 28(3)(b) (f), 29(3)(a) (g), 29(3)(b) (h), 30(3)(a), (i), 30(3)(b) (j), 31(9) (k), 32(1) (l), 32(2) (m), 33(1)(a) (n), 33(1)(b) (o), 35(6) (p), 44(3) (q), 51(2) (r), 51(3) (s), 51(7) (t), 52(1)(u).
(k) Directors failing to send to registrar office copy of court order permitting disposal of charged property.
Para.8 of Schedule 2 (a) and para. 12 of Schedule 3 (b) to, the Insolvency (NI) Order 2002 (2002/3152 (N.I.6))—which insert provisions into the Insolvency (NI) Order 1989.
(a) False representation by an officer of a company for the purpose of obtaining approval of the members or creditors of a company to a proposal for a voluntary arrangement.
(b) False representation by a debtor for the purpose of obtaining the approval of creditors.
Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 1
Articles 51(4)(a), 51(5)(b) and 63(9)(c) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2(d), to the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (2003/419 (N.I.6))
(a) Failure by a licence holder to produce any documents or information required by the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation (NIAER) as a result of any contravention of a licence condition or failure to achieve a performance standard.
(b) Intentional alteration, suppression or destruction by a licence holder of any document required by the NIAER as a result of any contravention of a licence condition or failure to achieve a performance standard.
(d) Application—subject to certain modifications—of Section110 (intentional alteration, suppression or destruction of any document) and Section 117 (provision of false or misleading information) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to investigations by the Competition Commission of whether activities which are not licensable operate against the public interest.
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Article 6 of the Agricultural Statistics (NI) Order 2004 (2004/1109 (N.I.7)
Article 3 of the Financial Assistance for Young Farmers (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (2004/3080 (N.I.21)
In connection with the provision made for inspection, preservation and production of records and documents for the purpose of verifying entitlement to grants; and making false statements for the purposes of obtaining a grant.
Article 6 of the Road Traffic (Driving Disqualifications) (NI) Order 2003 (2003/2903 (N.I.16)) which inserts provisions in the Road Traffic (NI) Order 1981
(a) Failure of the licence holder to deliver a GB licence and its counterparts to the Department when required to do so.
(b) Failure of a GB driver licence holder to notify the Department of a disability as required.
Article 4(7) and (8); Article 5(14); Article 6 (15); Article 8 (3) of the Dangerous Wild Animals (NI) Order 2004 (2004 /1993 (N.I.16))
(a) Keeping a dangerous wild animal without a licence.
(b) Contravention of or failure to comply with any condition of a licence.
(c) Obstructing any person carrying out an inspection or exercising a power of seizure authorised by the Department.
(d) Transferring ownership of a dangerous wild animal to any person who is not the holder of a valid licence.
Department of Social Development
Article 8 of the Licensing (Indoor Arenas) (NI) Order 2004 93004/1994 (N.I.17))—which amends the Licensing (NI) Order 1996 (1996/3158)(N.I22)) to include a new offence
Articles 8 and 10 of the Betting and Gaming (NI) Order 2004 (2004/310 (N.I.1)), insofar as they extend the offences provisions in Article 108 of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (NI) Order 1985 (1985/1204 (N.I.11)) to licensed bookmakers.
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