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Pedestrian Crossings
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what the assessment procedures and criteria are for new pedestrian crossings in Northern Ireland; whether he plans to review them; and if he will make a statement; [24487]
(2) in what locations pedestrian crossings have been requested in each roads service division in the past five years; where they have been provided; and where there are plans for new crossings; [24488]
(3) how much his Department spent on pedestrian crossings in the last five years in each roads service division; what the budgeted expenditure is for 2005–06; and what the planned expenditure is in each of the next five years. [24489]
Mr. Woodward: I have asked the Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to these questions. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.
Pension Books
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pension books were issued in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [24153]
Mr. Hanson: In April 2003, Direct Payment became the normal method of payment for social security benefits. Pension order books were phased out in March 2005 and none have been issued since then.
The number of pension order books issued in Northern Ireland in the last five years is shown in the table as follows.
| Number of pension order books | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 455,500 |
| 2001 | 448,433 |
| 2002 | 437,155 |
| 2003 | 383,917 |
| 2004 | 167,882 |
Pensioners
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the pensioner population is in each Westminster constituency in Northern Ireland. [24150]
Angela E. Smith:
The following table gives the official estimate of the population of Northern Ireland of pensionable age (65 and over for males, and 60 and over for females), at 30 June 2004 by parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland.
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PFI Hospitals
Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what hospital projects have been built in Northern Ireland using private finance initiative schemes in each year since 2001; and where each is located. [25781]
Mr. Woodward: No hospital projects have been built in Northern Ireland using private finance initiative schemes since 2001. However, one construction project has reached financial completion in 2005, and building work has commenced. This project is for a services centre involving new pathology, pharmacy and changing rooms in Altnagelvin hospitals HSS Trust.
Planning Applications
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many planning applications were determined by the Planning Appeals Commission in each year since 1999; and how many of these determinations were in favour of the applicant in each local government council in Northern Ireland. [22808]
Angela E. Smith: The Planning Appeals Commission is a tribunal non-departmental public body, and the chief commissioner has written to the hon. Gentleman. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library.
Police Service
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police cells are in use in each district command unit in Northern Ireland. [25166]
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Mr. Woodward: The following table provides details of cell provision in designated custody suites across the district command units and the serious crime suite at Antrim. The figures include cells suitable for juvenile detention.
Prisons
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners sentenced in courts in Northern Ireland are serving their sentence at prisons in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales. [24157]
Mr. Woodward: There are currently six prisoners sentenced in courts in Northern Ireland who are serving their sentences in English prisons. There are no such prisoners in Scottish or Welsh prisons.
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) representations and (b) complaints have been made by members of the public to the Prison Service in Northern Ireland in the last two years regarding the location of the prison at Magilligan, County Londonderry. [24776]
Mr. Woodward: The Northern Ireland Prison Service have record of only once instance where a member of the public made representation, via electronic mail in September 2005, regarding the location of Magilligan Prison. It is known that a number of families of prisoners would favour a location nearer to major centres of population.
However the Service is aware of the interest in the issue, and is fully engaged with staff on the subject. Magilligan Prison has a positive relationship with the local community and the Director General of the Prison Service recently attended a meeting of Limavady Borough Council's Economic Development Committee at which a range of views were expressed. No firm decision has yet been taken on the prison's future location.
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Restorative Justice
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many restorative justice schemes have been introduced in Northern Ireland under the terms of Part IV of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002. [23675]
Mr. Hanson: Youth conferences as described in Part IV of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 are being rolled out in Northern Ireland as one scheme, managed by the Youth Conference Service, which is part of the Youth Justice Agency.
Road Accidents
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many road traffic collisions involving stolen vehicles there have been in each of the last five years; and how many were (a) fatal collisions, (b) serious collisions and (c) slight collisions in each year. [25154]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is provided in the following table.
| Fatal collision | Serious collision | Slight collision | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | 45 | 228 | 277 |
| 2001 | 6 | 50 | 231 | 287 |
| 2002 | 5 | 29 | 192 | 226 |
| 2003 | 7 | 25 | 133 | 165 |
| 2004 | 2 | 18 | 80 | 100 |
| Total | 24 | 167 | 864 | 1,055 |
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many road traffic collisions involving hit and run vehicles there have been in each of the last five years; and how many were (a) fatal collisions, (b) serious collisions and (c) slight collisions in each year. [25155]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is provided in the following table.
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