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Deaf Children

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children suffering from deafness have been in full-time education in Northern Ireland in each year that figures have been recorded. [18238]

Angela E. Smith: The requested information is as follows:

School year	Number of pupils recorded as suffering from deafness
2002–03	117
2003–04	116
2004–05	128

Figures prior to 2002–03 were only collected in respect of children with a statement of special educational needs.

Dentistry

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of Northern Ireland's adult population is registered with a dentist; and how many children are registered with a dentist. [18024]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following table:

	Registered
Percentage of adults registered with a NHS dentist, June 2005(64)(5508170065)	64.0
Number of children registered with a NHS dentist, June 2005(65)	279,839

⁽⁶⁴⁾Figures are derived from dental registration data and the 2004 mid-year estimate of population (latest available from General Registrar Northern Ireland).
⁽⁶⁵⁾Figures for registered patients include a small proportion who may reside temporarily elsewhere in the UK.
Source:
Central Services Agency.

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of children in Northern Ireland were registered with a dentist in 1997. [18028]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the table.

	Percentage
Children registered with an NHS Dentist, June 1997	61.3

Source:
Central Services Agency.





 
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Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many adults in Northern Ireland are registered with a dentist. [18035]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following table.

	Number
Adults registered with an NHS dentist, June 2005(66)(5508170067)	655,585

Notes:
⁽⁶⁶⁾Figures are derived from dental registration data.
⁽⁶⁷⁾Figures for registered patients include a small proportion who may reside temporarily elsewhere in the UK.
Source:
Central Services Agency

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of adults in the Province were registered with a dentist in 1997. [18180]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is as follows.

	Percentage
Adults registered with an NHS dentist, June 1997	56.8

Source:
Central Services Agency

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many adults in the Province were registered with a dentist in 1997. [18189]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following table.

	Number
Adults registered with an NHS dentist, June 1997(68)(5508170069)	683,750

Notes:
⁽⁶⁸⁾Figures are derived from dental registration data.
⁽⁶⁹⁾Figures for registered patients include a small proportion who may reside temporarily elsewhere in the UK.
Source:
Central Services Agency

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of children in the Province are registered with a dentist. [18419]

Mr. Woodward: Information requested is provided in the following table.

	Percentage
Children registered with an NHS dentist, June 2005(70)(5508170071)	64.0

Notes:
⁽⁷⁰⁾Figures are derived from dental registration data and the 2004 mid-year estimate of population (latest available from General Registrar Northern Ireland).
⁽⁷¹⁾Figures for registered patients include a small proportion who may reside temporarily elsewhere in the UK.
Source:
Central Services Agency.

Domiciliary Care

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals are receiving domiciliary care packages in the Province; and how many such individuals there were in 1996. [18184]

 
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Mr. Woodward: At 31 March 2005 (the latest date for which information is available), there were 8,184 persons in receipt of care managed domiciliary packages. At 31 March 1996, there were 6,095 persons in receipt of such packages.

Education and Library Boards

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what opportunities education and library boards have to amend financial schemes or resource plans which the Department has required them to work to. [18471]

Angela E. Smith: Under Article 10 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 a board may, with the approval of the department, at anytime submit a revised resource allocation plan to the department for consideration and approval with or without modifications.

Farm-related Accidents

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farm-related accidents resulted in a death in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [18242]

Angela E. Smith: The numbers of farm-related accidents resulting in a death in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years are as follows: Six in 2000–01; four in 2001–02; six in 2002–03; eight in 2003–04; and five in 2004–05. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland continues to work, in partnership with other key organisations such as the Ulster Farmers Union, to improve health and safety performance in the agriculture sector, particularly in relation to vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly.

Fireworks

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many injuries from fireworks there have been in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001. [18222]

Mr. Woodward: Information on the number of patients reporting to A&E Departments and Minor Injuries Units with injuries from fireworks, since 2001, over a selected 4–5 week period covering the end of October and start of November (Halloween period) is available and is detailed in the following table:

	Number of firework injuries
2004	55
2003	45
2002	38
2001	136

Note:
Figures do not include injuries from fireworks outside the survey period and will not include injuries which were not sufficiently serious to warrant attendance at an A&E Department or Minor Injuries Unit.

Health Services

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on (a) hospital and (b) community health services in Northern Ireland in 2003. [18014]

 
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Mr. Woodward: Total expenditure on hospital services in 2003 was £991 million and total expenditure on community health services in 2003 was £223 million.

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total spending on (a) hospital and (b) community health services was in Northern Ireland during the last 12 months. [18036]

Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available at present. Expenditure information relating to the 2004–05 financial year is currently being collected and will be available in early 2006.

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total spending on (a) hospital and (b) community health services in the Province was in 1999. [18187]

Mr. Woodward: Total expenditure on hospital services in 1999 was £694 million and total expenditure on community health services in 1999 was £142 million.

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