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Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what legislation was in place to control hazardous waste at Crosshill Quarry, Crumlin in the period from 25 November 2003 to 19 December 2003; and if he will make a statement. [15179]
Angela E. Smith: The Special Waste Regulations (NI) 1998 were in place during the period from 25 November 2003 to the 19 December 2003 to control Special Waste movements to and from Crosshill Quarry. During this period however, no hazardous waste was introduced to the quarry. The Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and relevant statutory provisions made under that Order are in place to protect persons at work within the quarry site.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have been treated with electroconvulsive therapy in the Province in each of the last 10 years. [17132]
Mr. Woodward: The total number of patients who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in each financial year 199495 to 200405 is provided in the following table.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures are used in Northern Ireland hospitals to establish consent from a patient for electroconvulsive therapy. [17559]
Mr. Woodward: A standard consent form is used to obtain consent from patients. When a patient is unable to give consent, a second opinion is necessary from an independent doctor appointed by the Mental Health Commission before the procedure can proceed.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new members have been appointed to the Fire Authority since May. [17539]
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the Fire Authority to be reconstituted. [17540]
Mr. Woodward: Under the proposed Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board would replace the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland as the governing body for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
A 12-week public consultation on the wording and effect of the Draft Order closed on 14 October 2005. Once the responses have been considered and the Draft Order has been finalised it will be laid at Westminster. It is anticipated that the order will be made at Privy Council around March 2006 and the provisions to establish the new board will be commenced as soon as practicable thereafter.
Mr. Gregory Campbell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) firearm certificates were held, (b) new applications for firearm certificates
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were granted and (c) firearm certificates were extinguished in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [18092]
Mr. Woodward: Statistics held by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Firearms Licensing Branch are as follows:
Total firearm certificates held | New grants | Extinguished | |
---|---|---|---|
19992000 | 81,783 | 2,948 | n/a |
200001 | 80,809 | 2,632 | n/a |
200102 | 80,113 | 2,523 | n/a |
200203 | 79,223 | 2,682 | n/a |
200304 | 78,066 | 2,742 | n/a |
200405 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Statistics are not available for 200405.
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much a foster family in Belfast received for each child fostered in each of the last five years. [18099]
Mr. Woodward: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 10 October 2005, Official Report, column 258W.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time general practitioners are employed in the Province; and how many there were (a) five and (b) 10 years ago. [17550]
Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the table.
Headcount | WTE(27) | |
---|---|---|
1995 | 1,003 | 949 |
2000 | 1,053 | 983 |
2005 | 1,084 | (28)n/a |
The increase in the number of full-time general practitioners for 19952000 is 34. The WTE figure for 2005 is not available.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many administrators were employed within the health service in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available. [18022]
Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the table.
Administration and clerical grades | |
---|---|
Headcount | 13,237 |
Whole-time equivalent | 11,572.97 |
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many administrators were employed within the health service in the Province in June 1997. [18186]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available for June 1997. However, information as at 30 September 1997 is provided in the following table.
Headcount | Whole time equivalent | |
---|---|---|
Administration and clerical grades | 9,536 | 8,457.65 |
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the cost to the health service in the Province in the last 12 months of the failure by patients to return equipment loaned to them. [17130]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available centrally.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many managers within the Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust are (a) Protestant and (b) Roman Catholic. [17541]
Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following table.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total number of hospital treatments was in Northern Ireland in 2001. [18025]
Mr. Woodward: Information is not available on the total number of hospital treatments undertaken in 2001. Information is available on the number of inpatient and day case procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland in 2001.
In 2001 there were 523,957 procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hospital treatments there were in Northern Ireland during the last 12 months. [18037]
Mr. Woodward: Information is not available on the total number of hospital treatments undertaken during the last 12 months. Information is available on the number of inpatient and day case procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland in 200405.
In 200405 there were 589,321 procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total number of hospital treatments in the Province was in 1999. [18188]
Mr. Woodward: Information is not available on the total number of hospital treatments undertaken in 1999. Information is available on the number of inpatient and day case procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland in 1999.
In 1999 there were 487,155 procedures undertaken in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland.
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