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G8 Summit (Scotland)

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland were assigned to operational duties relating to the recent G8 summit in Scotland. [19553]

Mr. Woodward: Three officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland provided assistance by performing operational planning duty. A further two officers attended as observers.

GPs

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vacancies for general practitioners there are in the Province. [20048]

Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available.

Harbour Investment

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has invested in (a) Portavogie Harbour, (b) Kilkeel Harbour and (c) Ardglass Harbour in each of the past three years. [20159]

Angela E. Smith: The Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority is the non-departmental public body that has responsibility for the improvement, management and maintenance of the three Northern Ireland fishery harbours at Portavogie, Kilkeel and Ardglass.
 
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Capital development projects at the three harbours (ie projects which relate to development rather than routine maintenance) have been funded at a rate of 100 per cent. through the authority by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development under the Structural Funds programme 'Building Sustainable Prosperity' (BSP) and the Re-investment and Reform Initiative (RRI).

The total amounts invested by way of awards of grant aid in (a) Portavogie Harbour, (b) Kilkeel Harbour, and (c) Ardglass Harbour in each of the past three years are as set out in the following table.
£

HarbourBSPRRI
Portavogie
2002–03100,675.26
2003–04
2004–05796,415
Kilkeel
2002–03284,104.244,086,047
2003–04
2004–051,182,063
Ardglass
2002–03148,882.04
2003–04
2004–05
Composite award (all three ports)
2002–03
2003–04
2004–0526,921
Total2,539,060.544,086,047

Health Service Managers

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) managers and (b) senior managers there are within the health service in the Province. [20046]

Mr. Woodward: Figures showing the number of manager/senior manager staff working in the HPSS are detailed in the following table. The number of manager/senior manager staff are a sub-set of the administration and clerical terms and condition group. It was not possible to provide a specific split between the manager and senior manager grades due to the complexity of administration ad clerical grades and more specifically the lack of an agreed definition for manager and senior manager posts.
 
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Number of managers/senior managers employed within the NI HPSS as at March 2005

Managers/senior managers
Headcount2,402
Whole-time equivalent2,334.42




Note:
The figures quoted for manager/senior manager include senior executives and board members. These figures exclude administration and clerical staff that may have lower level supervisory duties.
Source:
Human Resource Management System



Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) managers and (b) senior managers there were in the health service in the Province in 1997. [20064]

Mr. Woodward: Figures showing the number of manager/senior manager staff working in the HPSS are detailed in the following table. The number of manager/senior manager staff are a sub-set of the administration and clerical terms and condition group. It was not possible to provide a specific split between the manager and senior manager grades due to the complexity of administration and clerical grades and more specifically the lack of an agreed definition for manager and senior manager posts.
Number of managers/senior managers employed within the NI HPSS as at March 1997

Manager/senior manager
Headcount1,211
Whole-time equivalent1,191.4




Note:
The figures quoted for manager/senior manager include senior executives and board members. These figures exclude administration and clerical staff that may have lower level supervisory duties.
Source:
Human Resource Management System



Homelessness

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were deemed homeless under the homeless legislation in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. [20302]

Mr. Hanson: During the last three financial years (1 April to 31 March each year) the information requested is as follows:
Number
2002–038,580
2003–048,594
2004–058,470

Hospital Consultants

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the percentage change in whole-time equivalent hospital consultants in the Province since 1997. [20052]


 
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Mr. Woodward: The information requested is provided in the following table.
Percentage increase in whole-time equivalent (WTE) hospital consultants employed within the NI HPSS between March 1997 and March 2005

Hospital consultants
March 1997601.1
March 2005909.6
Percentage change51.3




Note:
Consultant figures include medical and dental consultants.
Source:
Human Resource Management System



Household Waste (Recycling)

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of household waste each council in Northern Ireland recycled in the last period for which figures are available. [19585]

Angela E. Smith: The following table provides details of household recycling rates as a percentage of household waste for 2004–05:
Table 1: Household recycling rates for 2004–05



District Council
Household waste recycled as a percentage of total household waste for 2004–05
Antrim Borough Council38.4
Ards Borough Council20.4
Armagh City And District Council23.3
Ballymena Borough Council23.4
Ballymoney Borough Council24.0
Banbridge District Council39.2
Belfast City Council8.9
Carrickfergus Borough Council17.2
Castlereagh Borough Council22.2
Coleraine Borough Council18.6
Cookstown District Council20.1
Craigavon Borough Council23.3
Derry City Council13.7
Down District Council19.2
Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
20.1
Fermanagh District Council21.0
Larne Borough Council16.5
Limavady Borough Council27.3
Lisburn City Council12.3
Magherafelt District Council31.4
Moyle District Council11.3
Newry and Mourne District Council20.0
Newtownabbey Borough Council19.9
North Down Borough Council17.2
Omagh District Council19.6
Strabane District Council17.3
Northern Ireland18.9

Housing Waiting Lists

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were on the waiting list for a housing transfer in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland as of 1 October 2005; and how many of these people have been waiting (a) less than one month, (b) two to six months, (c) six to 12 months, (d) 12 to 18 months and (e) longer than 18 months. [20646]

Mr. Hanson: The information requested is as follows.
 
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Numbers of transfer applicants the Housing Executive waiting list by district office and length of time on the list at 1 October 2005

<1 month1 and
<2 month
2 and
<6 month
6 and
<12 month
12 and
<18 month
18 month
or more
Total
Antrim215484227103237
Armagh423301665138
Ballycastle131193568
Ballymena1025675048163363
Ballymoney517131454103
Banbridge3624191477143
Bangor212626143188368
Belfast 1517544234185337
Belfast 2431829251301561
Belfast 3317557758199409
Belfast 4215695577188406
Belfast 5717837656251490
Belfast 66207810780205496
Belfast 7519848765286546
Carrickfergus28374028102217
Castlereagh624585832186364
Coleraine116605245151325
Collon Terrace57516949171352
Cookstown913102759
Downpatrick312503930130264
Dungannon721372066151
Fermanagh733422198201
Larne2636281367152
Limavady252214123489
Lisburn Antrim
Street721958342211459
Lisburn
Dairyfarm41855512871227
Lurgan/Brownlow41140512497227
Magherafelt21026331979169
Newry113524136129272
Newtownabbey 1115414545138285
Newtownabbey 21638401783185
Newtownards120746659214434
Omagh1720251273138
Portadown15179144692
+Strabane31149563794250
Waterloo Place310395741168318
Waterside11433501773188
Total1004561,7151,7611,2434,80810,083


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