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Tyne and Wear Development Programme
Jim Cousins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the Tyne and Wear City Region Development Programme under the Northern Way; what the implementation and management arrangements are for the programme; and how hon. Members from the Tyne and Wear City Region and their constituents will be consulted on the programme. [32269]
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Yvette Cooper: A copy of the Tyne and Wear City Region Development Programme (CROP) and its annexes can be found on the Northern Way website at http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/cityregions.html
The Tyne and Wear CROP has been prepared by the Tyne and Wear City Region Working Group at the request of the Northern Way. The implementation and management of the CROP are a matter for the working group in discussion with the Northern Way. It is also a matter for the working group to make any decisions on how they further consult with their stakeholders on the programme.
Valuation Office Agency
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance the Valuation Office Agency has issued to its staff and contractors on the personal safety of inspectors conducting a valuation of a property. [30701]
Mr. Woolas: The Valuation Office Agency provides full information and training relating to the personal safety of staff who may need to carry out property inspections. No contractors are engaged on property inspection work.
NORTHERN IRELAND
11/1 Forms
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether a sponsored walk in aid of charity in a public place requires the submission, acceptance and consideration of an 11/1 form; whether in the absence of such a form the event would be deemed unlawful and liable to prosecution; and if he will make a statement. [31187]
Mr. Woodward: There is no legal or singular definition of a 'sponsored walk'. Sponsored walks may assume many different forms, some of which will take on elements which give rise to the appearance of a public procession. If this is the case then organisers of such walks should submit an 11/1 giving notice of their intention to hold an event which has all the critical elements of a public procession.
It is important to remember that organisers are not seeking permission to parade but are rather simply giving notification so that both police and public are made aware and may consider the implications of such a public event.
In the absence of a notification of a sponsored walk as a public procession, the police would evaluate each case in the round before considering whether or not it appeared to be a public procession and whether or not it was necessary to take a view from the Public Prosecution Service as to further action.
Adoption
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what average time adults have waited from application to completion of adoption proceedings of a child in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [32220]
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Mr. Woodward: The average time adults have waited from application to completion of adoption proceedings of a child in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is not available centrally.
Alcohol-related Deaths/Illness
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland under the age of 30 were treated for alcohol-related illnesses in each of the last five years. [31271]
Mr. Woodward: Information is not available on the number of people treated for alcohol-related illnesses. However, the number of admissions to hospital for alcohol-related illnesses is available. The table provides figures on the number of admissions to acute hospitals in Northern Ireland for people aged under 30 years with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an alcohol-related illness for each of the last five years for which data are available.
| Number of admissions(108) with an alcohol-related diagnosis | |
|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 842 |
| 2003–04 | 799 |
| 2002–03 | 805 |
| 2001–02 | 946 |
| 2000–01 | 959 |
(108)Discharges and deaths are used as an approximation for admissions. It is possible that any individual could be admitted to hospital more than once in any year and will thus be counted more than once as an admission.
Source:
Hospital Inpatients System
Binge Drinking
Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what statistical evidence he has collated on whether binge drinking is affecting the number of mouth cancer cases in Northern Ireland. [31057]
Mr. Woodward: The Department has not collated any statistical evidence connecting the number of mouth cancer cases to levels of binge drinking. Incidences of lip, oral cavity and pharynx cancers in Northern Ireland has fallen steadily from 162 cases in 1993 to 127 cases in 2003.
Bus Passenger Numbers
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the change in bus passenger numbers on the Belfast to Londonderry route has been between 2000 and 2005. [31483]
Mr. Woodward: Translink has advised that the bus passenger numbers on the Belfast to Londonderry route are as follows:
| Passenger numbers | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 514,171 |
| 2004–05 | 516,137 |
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Complete figures for the present financial year are not available. However Translink has reported a 3 per cent. rise in passenger numbers on the corresponding period last year.
Translink has also advised me that bus passenger numbers for the period prior to 2003–04 are not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman with the information as soon as possible.
Cancelled Operations
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cancelled operations there have been for each hospital with a theatre in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [32225]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available.
Car Parks
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much in (a) euros and (b) sterling was taken at pay and display car parks under the control of the Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland where euros are accepted as valid payment during the first six months of (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005. [31451]
Mr. Woodward: The Chief Executive of Roads Services (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.
Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin to Mr. Gregory Campbell, dated 28 November 2005:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding, how much in (a) euros and (b) sterling was taken at pay and display car parks under the control of the Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland where euros are accepted as valid payment during the first six months of (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005. I have been asked to reply as these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.
In the first six months of (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005, car park ticket machines under the control of the Department for Regional Development, which accept both sterling and euro, have taken income as detailed in the following table.
| Period | Sterling | Euro |
|---|---|---|
| January to June 2004 | 1,122,425.51 | 28,646.10 |
| January to June 2005 | 1,293,917.85 | 44,691.63 |
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total (a) income taken as payment of car parking charges and (b) outgoings paid as salaries and other charges at Department for Regional Development car parks in Northern Ireland were in 2004. [31452]
Mr. Woodward: The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.
Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin to Mr. Gregory Campbell, dated 28 November 2005:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding what the total (a) income taken as payment of car parking charges and (b) outgoings paid
- as salaries and other charges at Department for Regional Development car parks in Northern Ireland were in 2004. I have been asked to reply as these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.
I should explain that Roads Service does not retain this information on a calendar year basis. However, the total income taken as payment for car parking charges in the financial year ending 31 March 2005 was £9,088,000. The total expenditure relating to car park activities for the same period was £8,782,000.
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