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Saville Inquiry
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will break down by main category of expenditure the total and final cost to public funds of the Saville Inquiry into events in Londonderry in January 1972. [25713]
Mr. Hanson: On the figures available at the end of October 2005 the total cash spend of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry was £163 million. Breaking this down into the main categories previously requested by the hon. Member gives the following figures. Some limited expenditure will continue until the Tribunal submits its final report to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
| £ million | ||
|---|---|---|
| NIO | MOD | |
| (a) legal fees | 55.535 | 29.711 |
| (b) accommodation | 14.954 | — |
| (c) transportation | 3.217 | — |
| (d) provision of IT equipment | 12.836 | — |
| (e) hiring of halls | 7.574 | — |
| (f) other | (29)36.179 | (30)3.034 |
(29) For the NIO this figure includes salary costs of Tribunal members (except Lord Saville) and Inquiry staff, witness expenses, expert witnesses, office services and security, telecommunications and other miscellaneous office expenditure.
(30) For the MOD this figure includes Inquiry related staff and support costs, accommodation, a Police Investigation and other miscellaneous fees and expenses.
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School Transport
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by each of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland on the provision of school transport for primary school children who leave school at 2 pm in each year since 2000. [25497]
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Angela E. Smith: Information with regard to pupils finishing school at 2 pm who are eligible for school transport assistance is not available in the format requested. However, on the basis of boards' expenditure figures it is estimated that the cost of transporting these pupils by board vehicles was as follows:
South Tyrone Hospital
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what medical and surgical services are provided by the South Tyrone Hospital in Dungannon. [25523]
Mr. Woodward: The following services are provided from the South Tyrone Hospital site:
Day Case Services—General Surgery, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Oral Surgery, Community Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, ENT
Pain Management, Palliative Medicine, Anti-Coagulant, Dermatology, General Medicine, Thoracic Medicine, Cardiology Medicine, Diabetology, Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Assessment, Haematology, Paediatric, Rheumatology, Neurology, Day Hospital, Colposcopy, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, ENT, General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Renal, Varicose Ulcer, Continence, Optometry.
Road Safety Bill
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will take steps to secure the extension of the provisions of the Road Safety Bill to Northern Ireland; [25638]
(2) what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues in relation to the extension of the Road Safety Bill to Northern Ireland. [25639]
Angela E. Smith: Road Traffic legislation is a transferred matter and responsibility for its progress in Northern Ireland rests with the Department of the Environment. For this reason the provisions of the Road Safety Bill do not, in general, apply to Northern Ireland. There is a general convention to replicate, where possible, the position in Great Britain and this will be done through the draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 that was issued for public consultation on 6 October 2005 with a closing date for comments of 12 January 2006.
The Road Safety Bill seeks to extend Part 2 of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001(c.3) (regulation of number plate suppliers) to Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is a reserved matter that cannot be included in the draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order.
The arrangements for replicating measures contained in the Road Safety Bill were made at official level and there has been no correspondence between my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Cabinet colleagues on this matter.
Staff Absence
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the rate of worker absence has been in each Department in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. [22649]
Angela E. Smith: Sick absence statistics for the Northern Ireland Departments are analysed by financial year as opposed to calendar year. The information set out as follows represents the total number of days lost due to sickness absence in each of the Departments of the NI Administration and the NIO for each year since 2001–02. The figures for 2004–05 are currently being compiled and the annual report will be published later this year.
(31) No figures available.
Notes:
1. Staff from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Complaints and the Planning Appeals Commission are included in the DFP figures.
2. Staff from HSENI and OFREG are included in the DETI figures.
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(32) No figures available.
Notes:
1. Staff from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Complaints and the Planning Appeals Commission are included in the DFP figures.
2. Staff from HSENI and OFREG are included in the DETI figures.
Notes:
1. Staff from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Complaints and the Planning Appeals Commission are included in the DFP figures.
2. Staff from HSENI and OFREG are included in the DETI figures.
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Notes:
1. Staff from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Complaints and the Planning Appeals Commission are included in the DFP figures.
2. Staff from HSENI and OFREG are included in the DETI figures.
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