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NORTHERN IRELAND
After-school Clubs
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to increase the provision of after school clubs in Northern Ireland; and how much funding has been directed towards these in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [11347]
Angela E. Smith: There are no mainstream funds available to support an out of schools programme in Northern Ireland. However, the Department of Education is pursuing a number of developments along similar lines, such as Full Service (Extended) Schools, Education Action Zones and provision within the North and West Belfast area that will be supported through the Integrated Development Fund. All of these envisage schools as the learning hubs of their communities, supporting and encouraging provision throughout the extended school day.
I understand from the Big Lottery Fund that, since its launch in 1999, the New Opportunities out of school hours learning programme has committed over £8.3 million across Northern Ireland for study support activities held outside school hours. This was an open programme and there was no annual allocation.
Peace II payments to Playboard Projects under Priority 1 Measure 5 in each of the last five years are as follows:
| Financial year | Amount paid (£) |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 118,222 |
| 2002–03 | 675,512.23 |
| 2003–04 | 753,438.64 |
| 2004–05 | 1,115,236.15 |
| 2005–06 (to 7 July 2005) | 170,696.55 |
| Total | 2,833,105.57 |
Alley Gating Schemes
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been allocated to alley gating schemes in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [12051]
Mr. Hanson: During 2004–05 the Government spent 50 per cent. of a £40,000 budget allocated to salary and administration costs associated with the implementation of a pilot alley gating project in Belfast. Prior to 2004–05 financial year a number of alley gates were installed as part of larger schemes and these costs are not available at this time.
The Northern Ireland Office's Community Safety Unit is currently working with Belfast Community Safety Partnership and a range of partners, including a
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community organisation to implement a pilot alleygating project in five localities within Belfast. The Unit has allocated capital funding of £200,000 over the next two years to fund two out of a planned five locations as part of a pilot scheme. Belfast Community Safety Partnership has submitted a bid for the remaining three areas, which form the pilot project, and this is currently being considered by the Department for Social Development under the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme. A decision is awaited.
Assets Recovery Agency
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from Northern Ireland have been investigated by the Asset Recovery Agency. [11713]
Mr. Woodward: To date the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland has actively investigated 37 people, and 14 are under assessment for investigation.
Costello Report
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make it his policy to ensure that the implementation of the proposed entitlement curriculum will not require post-primary pupils to travel between different school sites. [12959]
Angela E. Smith: Each school will determine how best to provide their pupils with access to the full range of courses which will be required by the entitlement framework. The aim will be to keep pupil movement to a minimum by using a range of delivery mechanisms including teachers rather than pupils moving, distance learning and block timetabling.
Crime (Elderly People)
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many crimes against the elderly there were in (a) urban and (b) rural areas in each of the last five years. [11775]
Mr. Woodward: The Police Service of Northern Ireland only record details of a victim's age in the three offences detailed in the following tables.
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(5) Northern Ireland total includes two offences for which the locations are unknown and thus aren't assigned to a region
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Dementia
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what financial assistance is provided for the care of dementia sufferers in the Province. [12082]
Mr. Hanson: People who care for dementia sufferers may be entitled to receive carers allowance. In the 2004–05 financial year the Social Security Agency paid £84.5 million in carer's allowance. Information is not available on the number of people receiving this benefit who care for dementia suffers.
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