House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 20 Jul 2005 (pt 46)

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Pupil Expulsions/Misbehaviour

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children were (a) suspended for a time and (b) permanently expelled from a school in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years, broken down by education board. [12044]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested is as follows:
(a) the number of pupils suspended in each education and library board

BELB WELB NEELB SEELB SELB Total

1999–2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

2000–01 1,066 919 1,189 803 763 4,740

2001–02 1,277 882 1,107 919 914 5,099

2002–03 1,014 906 1,201 992 1,169 5,282

2003–04 1,191 936 1,286 987 1,085 5,485

n/a = not available.

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(b) the number of pupils expelled in each education and library board area

BELB WELB NEELB SEELB SELB Total

1999–2000 19 25 20 3 16 83

2000–01 5 19 29 11 16 80

2001–02 7 16 18 12 23 76

2002–03 18 12 17 16 7 70

2003–04 6 12 15 12 26 71

	BELB	WELB	NEELB	SEELB	SELB	Total
1999–2000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000–01	1,066	919	1,189	803	763	4,740
2001–02	1,277	882	1,107	919	914	5,099
2002–03	1,014	906	1,201	992	1,169	5,282
2003–04	1,191	936	1,286	987	1,085	5,485

	BELB	WELB	NEELB	SEELB	SELB	Total
1999–2000	19	25	20	3	16	83
2000–01	5	19	29	11	16	80
2001–02	7	16	18	12	23	76
2002–03	18	12	17	16	7	70
2003–04	6	12	15	12	26	71

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils were responsible for (a) bullying of a pupil, (b) physical attack on staff and (c) verbal abuse of staff in each school in the South Eastern education and library board in each of the past two years. [11983]

Angela E. Smith: The Department of Education do not collect or publish this information for individual schools. Information about the reasons for the number of suspensions in each education and library board in 2002–03 and 2003–04 and for expulsions in 2003–04 is available on the Department's website at:

www.deni.gov.uk/facts_figures/education_stats/index_other.htm

Reasonable Chastisement

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what timetable he expects to be followed for legislation to amend the law on reasonable chastisement in Northern Ireland; whether he expects this amendment to be contained in new child protection legislation; and if he will make a statement. [12063]

Angela E. Smith: The parliamentary debates on physical punishment, which resulted in the enactment of section 58 of the Children Act 2004, have been closely followed and the possible introduction of a similar amendment in Northern Ireland is the subject of ongoing inter-departmental discussions.

Replica Firearms

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many crimes have been committed in each of the last three years where replica firearms have been used. [11778]

Mr. Woodward: The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has informed me that for statistical purposes there is no distinction made between replica and imitation firearms and that all incidents of misuse are recorded as imitation firearms.

The number of crimes in which an imitation firearm was used in each of the last three years is as follows:

Number of crimes

2002–03 36

2003–04 42

2004–05 24

	Number of crimes
2002–03	36
2003–04	42
2004–05	24

Residential Addresses

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many residential addresses there are in each (a) constituency, (b) council area and (c) postcode area in Northern Ireland. [11956]

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Angela E. Smith: The numbers of residential properties in each of the Northern Ireland constituencies is set out in Table A.

The numbers of residential properties in each of the Northern Ireland council districts is set out in Table B.

Information regarding the number of residential properties in each post-code area could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
Table A: Count of residential property by parliamentary constituency

Parliamentary constituency Count

Belfast East 36,564

Belfast North 38,131

Belfast South 44,329

Belfast West 32,939

East Antrim 35,974

East Londonderry 38,178

Fermanagh and South Tyrone 38,359

Foyle 40,426

Lagan Valley 41,863

Mid Ulster 32,329

Newry and Armagh 39,731

North Antrim 42,001

North Down 37,415

South Antrim 39,122

South Down 41,111

Strangford 40,933

Upper Bann 43,035

West Tyrone 33,021

Table B: Count of residential property by local government district council

Local government district council Count

Antrim 18,376

Ards 31,257

Armagh 21,334

Ballymena 23,389

Ballymoney 10,936

Banbridge 17,449

Belfast 123,186

Carrickfergus 16,062

Castlereagh 27,724

Coleraine 26,639

Cookstown 12,610

Craigavon 33,640

Derry 40,426

Down 25,833

Dungannon 19,624

Fermanagh 24,169

Larne 13,513

Limavady 11,539

Lisburn 42,719

Magherafelt 14,285

Moyle 7,676

Newry and Mourne 33,717

Newtownabbey 33,410

North Down 32,927

Omagh 18,541

Strabane 14,480

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Parliamentary constituency	Count
Belfast East	36,564
Belfast North	38,131
Belfast South	44,329
Belfast West	32,939
East Antrim	35,974
East Londonderry	38,178
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	38,359
Foyle	40,426
Lagan Valley	41,863
Mid Ulster	32,329
Newry and Armagh	39,731
North Antrim	42,001
North Down	37,415
South Antrim	39,122
South Down	41,111
Strangford	40,933
Upper Bann	43,035
West Tyrone	33,021

Local government district council	Count
Antrim	18,376
Ards	31,257
Armagh	21,334
Ballymena	23,389
Ballymoney	10,936
Banbridge	17,449
Belfast	123,186
Carrickfergus	16,062
Castlereagh	27,724
Coleraine	26,639
Cookstown	12,610
Craigavon	33,640
Derry	40,426
Down	25,833
Dungannon	19,624
Fermanagh	24,169
Larne	13,513
Limavady	11,539
Lisburn	42,719
Magherafelt	14,285
Moyle	7,676
Newry and Mourne	33,717
Newtownabbey	33,410
North Down	32,927
Omagh	18,541
Strabane	14,480

School Governance

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans his Department has to review arrangements for school governance in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [13279]

Angela E. Smith: A review of the arrangements for school governance in Northern Ireland has already commenced with a preliminary examination of the training and support programmes available for school governors and a focused review of school governance in the integrated school sector. The Department will gradually expand the review to cover a range of governance issues across all school sectors and will make proposals for change in due course.

Special Educational Needs

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken to process and determine an application for a statement of special educational needs was in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) each education and library board area in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [12378]

Angela E. Smith: In relation to the longest time taken, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the previous answer given to the hon. Member for Strangford on 20 June, Official Report, column 866W.

I shall write further when I receive the details from the Education and Library Boards relating to the average time.

Speech/Occupational Therapists

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many established full-time equivalent posts there are in each health and social services board for (a) speech therapists and (b) occupational therapists; and how many of those posts are vacant. [12383]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following tables.
Number of speech therapists and occupational therapists by health and social services board as at 31 March 2005 (excluding current vacancies)

Speech therapists
Occupational therapists

HPSS board Headcount WTE Headcount WTE

NHSSB 83 73.55 159 143.07

SHSSB 57 50.73 128 112.63

EHSSB 161 134.82 307 273.65

WHSSB 48 45.93 83 76.37

Total 349 305.03 677 605.72

Source:
Human Resource Management System

Number of speech therapy and occupational therapy vacancies (including long-term vacancies) by health and social services board as at 31 March 2005

Speech therapy
Occupational therapy

HPSS board Headcount WTE Headcount WTE

NHSSB 10 7.1 12 10.5

SHSSB 5 3.6 7 6.3

EHSSB 7 5.5 41 34.6

WHSSB 0 0.0 1 1.0

Total 22 16.2 61 52.4

Source:
NI HPSS Organisations

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Number of speech therapy and occupational therapy long-term vacancies (vacant more than 3 months) by health and social services board as at 31 March 2005

Speech therapy
Occupational therapy

HPSS board Headcount WTE Headcount WTE

NHSSB 6 3.6 10 9.0

SHSSB 0 0.0 0 0.0

EHSSB 4 3.0 20 17.6

WHSSB 0 0.0 0 0.0

Total 10 6.6 30 26.6

Source:
NI HPSS Organisations

	Speech therapists	Occupational therapists
HPSS board	Headcount	WTE	Headcount	WTE
NHSSB	83	73.55	159	143.07
SHSSB	57	50.73	128	112.63
EHSSB	161	134.82	307	273.65
WHSSB	48	45.93	83	76.37
Total	349	305.03	677	605.72

	Speech therapy	Occupational therapy
HPSS board	Headcount	WTE	Headcount	WTE
NHSSB	10	7.1	12	10.5
SHSSB	5	3.6	7	6.3
EHSSB	7	5.5	41	34.6
WHSSB	0	0.0	1	1.0
Total	22	16.2	61	52.4

	Speech therapy	Occupational therapy
HPSS board	Headcount	WTE	Headcount	WTE
NHSSB	6	3.6	10	9.0
SHSSB	0	0.0	0	0.0
EHSSB	4	3.0	20	17.6
WHSSB	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	10	6.6	30	26.6

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