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Eastern Health and Social Services Board

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the Eastern Health and Social Services Board has sought a business case for implementing new IT systems. [11084]

Mr. Woodward: I refer the hon. Lady to my answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 321W.

Faith-based Projects (Funding)

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding was provided to faith-based (a) groups and (b) projects in Northern Ireland over the last five years, broken down by (i)Westminster parliamentary constituency and (ii)district council area. [18015]

Mr. Hanson: Government in Northern Ireland recognise the valuable contribution that faith based organisations have made to community life, local regeneration and the provision of a wide range of social activities.

The nature of the information sought is not available as prior to April 2004 Departments did not specifically categorise support to church or faith based groups they were recorded as voluntary community groups. From April 2004 with the establishment of the Northern Ireland Government funding database Departments are now recording the nature of organisations, their activity focus and geographical area of operation. The following table lists funding since 2004 to those organisations which have identified themselves as faith based groups and which council area they operate in. This does not include organisations that may have designated
 
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themselves as charitable, voluntary or community groups which however are led by faith based organisations.
 
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The database is still being populated by Departments. It will be possible in future years to provide more comprehensive information.

Organisation name

Council

Grant title
Financial yearAward amount (£)
Religion
Harmony Community Trust StrangfordDownGood Relations2004–0562,642.00
2005–0668,438.00
2006–0770,370.00
Religious activities
Board of Social WitnessBelfastCore Funding 2004–05 to 2006–072004–0543,324.00
2005–0644,624.00
2006–070.00
Church of Ireland Board for SocialBelfastDHSSPS Core Grant Church of Ireland 2003 to 20062005–0667,826.00
Responsibility2003–0464,244.00
2004–0565,850.00
Churches Community Work AllianceBelfastRevenue Core Funding2003–0447,420.00
2004–0546,036.00
2005–0646,378.00
Citywide Enterprise Ltd. (Twin Spires)LisburnCemetery Regeneration Project2002–0324,359.03
2003–0420,962.49
Greenhill YMCADownGreenhill YMCA2003–04100,000.00
2004–0560,000.00
Mothers Hope Crisis CentreBelfastSalaries, Running Cost, Refurbishment IW/P/35/032004–0581,658.15
2005–060.00
2006–070.00
Willowfield Parish Community AssociationBelfastProvision of community facility NR2/SE/P/54/042005–060.00
2006–070.00
St. Columba's ProjectDeveloping Community Capacity2004–0511,704.00
Total925,835.67

Fire Service

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firefighters were operating in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, broken down by sex. [19455]

Mr. Woodward: The numbers of male and female firefighters in the Service over the past five years are as follows:
MaleFemale
Whole-time personnel
20018852
20028785
200388410
200486911
200588912
Retained personnel
20018933
20029283
20038712
20049504
20059394

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many fire fighters have been injured in the line of duty in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [19457]

Mr. Woodward: The number of firefighters injured while on duty over the past five years is as follows:
April to MarchNumber of firefighters injured
2000–01427
2001–02402
2002–03354
2003–04291
2004–05240

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many operational fire stations there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [19456]

Mr. Woodward: In each of the past five years there were 67 operational fire stations in Northern Ireland.

Health Boards

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many procedures each health board in the Province has bought from (a) within and (b) outside the Province in each of the last five years; what the resultant costs were; and which trusts benefited from these resources. [10966]

Mr. Woodward: The following tables set out how many procedures each health board has purchased from within and outside the province in each of the last five years and the resultant costs.
 
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2000–01

Procedures purchased
Boardin NIoutside NICost (£)
EHSSB54410,000
NHSSB(40)n/a(40)n/an/a
SHSSB204128398,648
WHSSB1,10332780,000
Total1,3072141,588648


(40)Figures for Northern Board are not available for 2000–01



2001–02

Procedures purchased
Boardin NIoutside NICost (£)
EHSSB721,0481,344,000
NHSSB34454751,765
SHSSB3948429,000
WHSSB1,225(41)3171,513,000
Total1,6801,4674,037,765


(41)Figure includes MRI scans.



2002–03

Procedures purchased
Boardin NIoutside NICost (£)
EHSSB4611832,056,000
NHSSB7671191,541,423
SHSSB12896891,784
WHSSB2,808592,106,000
Total4,1644576,595,207

2003–04

Procedures purchased
Boardin NIoutside NICost (£)
EHSSB98811,428,000
NHSSB1,4881333,102,800
SHSSB637731,779,502
WHSSB3,830914,324,000
Total6,05337810,634,302

2004–05

Procedures purchased
Boardin NIoutside NICost (£)
EHSSB8051001,790,000
NHSSB1,2231222,529,301
SHSSB27466917,906
WHSSB4,193973,807,000
Total6,4953859,044,207

The information provided above relates to transfers to and from a number of different hospitals over the five years.

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints were made against each health board in each of the last three years. [19571]


 
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Mr. Woodward: The information requested is in the table.
EHSSBNHSSBSHSSBWHSSB
2004–05665332
2003–04314292
2002–03554541

Health Finance

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which health trusts in the Province have commenced their own internal bank staff system; and what costs each has incurred (a) setting up, (b) staffing and (c) operating these systems in each of the last five years. [10355]

Mr. Woodward: Bank staffing arrangements are in place across a number of services and professions across health trusts. Bank nursing systems are the most significant and widespread of these, and are in place at all trusts providing acute services. For most trusts the operation and management of bank staff systems is not readily divisible from their normal workforce management functions. Further information concerning costs of either the bank staff themselves or running such systems could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


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