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Territorial Army (Lancaster)
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will ensure that, under the current review of Territorial Army centres in the United Kingdom, the centre in Lancaster is retained. [5144]
Mr. Touhig:
Further to my reply on 13 June 2005, Official Report, column 18W, to the hon. Member, current work on rebalancing the Territorial Army is
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expected to come to fruition later in the year. I will ensure that the hon. Member is informed of the outcome in due course.
Troop Deployment
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many army reservists undertook active deployment in the last year for which statistics are available; and in which deployments. [6338]
Mr. Touhig: The following numbers of army reservists were mobilised and deployed in the 12 months preceding 1 May 2005: some 2,930 to Iraq; some 210 to the Balkans; some 70 to Afghanistan and a number fewer than five to Sierra Leone.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of troops in Kosovo. [5930]
Mr. Ingram: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Harborough (Mr. Garnier) on 6 June 2005, Official Report, columns 977–79.
Wassenaar Agreement
Robert Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the last occasion was on which (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) officials from his Department discussed the Wassenaar Arrangement with (i) Ministers and (ii) officials at the Department of Trade and Industry; and if he will make a statement. [4876]
Mr. Ingram: From available records covering the last five years, there have been no specific discussions between DTI and MOD Ministers on the Wassenaar Arrangement.
MOD and DTI officials regularly discuss the Wassenaar Arrangement. These discussions may include the FCO which has the overall policy lead on matters relating to such multilateral export control activities. The last Wassenaar Arrangement related discussion between MOD and DTI officials was on 15 June 2005.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Clostridium Difficile
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many deaths in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000 have been attributable to clostridium difficile. [6146]
Angela E. Smith: For the period 2001 to 2004 the total number of deaths registered in Northern Ireland where "enterocolitis due to clostridium difficile"; 1 was mentioned on the death certificate is given in the following table. The table also includes the number of deaths where "enterocolitis due to clostridium difficile" was the underlying cause of death. Figures for earlier years are not available as the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision was used prior to 2001, and no specific code for this condition exists in the previous version of the International Classification of Diseases.
(9) Data for 2004 is provisional.
Donaghadee Treatment Works
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons he decided to invoke Crown Immunity in proceeding with his decision to site a new wastewater treatment works at Donaghadee, County Down; and for what the reason the decision was made after the prorogation of Parliament. [5960]
Angela E. Smith: The planning application in respect of the Waste Water Treatment Works at Donaghadee was a Crown Development application. It was processed in the normal manner and was assessed on its individual merits against the prevailing planning policies and planning considerations for the area.
The final approval notice issued on 4 April 2005 before the prorogation of Parliament.
Food Poisoning
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of food poisoning there have been in the Province in each of the last five years. [5352]
Mr. Woodward: The number of cases of food poisoning reported in the Province in each of the last five years is detailed in the table.
| Calendar year | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| 2004(10) | 1,666 |
| 2003 | 1,268 |
| 2002 | 1,220 |
| 2001 | 1,644 |
| 2000 | 2,285 |
(10) The figure for 2004 is provisional and is liable to change as further reports for this period are received.
Note:
Figures relate to the calendar year.
Health Trust Administration Costs
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the administration cost of each of the health trusts in Northern Ireland was in the 2004–05 financial year. [5503]
Mr. Woodward:
The 2004–05 annual accounts for each of the health trusts in Northern Ireland, which contain information on the administration costs for the financial year are not due for finalisation until 26 August 2005, and therefore this information will not be available until this date.
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Jobseeker's Allowance (Fishermen)
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Class II fishermen claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) contributions and (b) income-based categories in (i) Portavogie, (ii) Kilkeel and (iii) Ardglass in each of the last three years. [5733]
Mr. Hanson: Separate statistics are not collected on claims to social security benefits by fishermen. I am therefore not able to say how many Class II fishermen have received benefits in the areas requested in the last three years.
NHS Direct
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to extend provision of NHS Direct to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [5324]
Mr. Woodward: In Northern Ireland each of the four Health and Social Services Boards currently operate their own daytime telephone advice line. Out-of-hours providers for which each board is responsible deliver access to advice and services outside normal office hours. The Department is working with the four boards to consider further development of these services on a regional basis.
Northern Bank Robbery
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress made by the police service of Northern Ireland in its investigation of the Northern Bank robbery of 20 December 2004; and for what reasons there have been no arrests. [6154]
Mr. Woodward: The investigation into the Northern Bank robbery on 20 December is ongoing and continues to be one of the largest investigations currently undertaken by the PSNI. By the very nature of the crime committed, the investigation is complex, methodical and resource intensive and to date over 3,300 separate investigative actions have been raised. PSNI remain committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice but as with any serious crime investigation, the police will only conduct searches or make arrests at a time that is in the best interests of the investigation and the administration of justice.
Occupational Therapy
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for assessment for occupational therapy is in each hospital trust in the Province. [5343]
Mr. Woodward:
Information on average and longest waiting times for occupational therapist assessment in hospital trusts is not collected as occupational therapy is primarily a community-based service. Information is, however, available on the time individuals aged 19 and over had waited for assessment by community occupational therapists to commence, according to specified time band. The number of adults in each time band is shown in the table in respect of assessments commenced in the quarter ending 31 December 2004, the latest date for which such information is available.
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Information is provided for priority cases and non-priority cases separately, as different categories are used for recording.
Time waited for commencement of assessment by community occupational therapists, quarter ending 31 December 2004
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients are awaiting assessment for occupational therapy in each health trust area in the Province. [5344]
Mr. Woodward: The numbers of individuals aged 19 and over awaiting assessment for occupational therapy at 31 December 2004 for each Health and Social Services Trust, according to priority and non-priority cases, are shown in the following table.
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