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Housing
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many housing associations in Northern Ireland have been engaged in new build housing schemes in the last 12 months. [38337]
Mr. Hanson: Twenty-nine registered housing associations have projects in the 2005–06 social housing programme.
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost to a housing association in Northern Ireland of a newly constructed two bedroom dwelling has been in 2005. [38338]
Mr. Hanson:
The average cost of provision of a new build three person, two bedroom dwelling in 2005 has been £83,392.
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Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total rental income earned from their housing stock by each housing association in Northern Ireland was in the last 12 months. [38339]
Mr. Hanson: The total rental income earned by all registered housing associations in Northern Ireland for the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 excluding the Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association Ltd. is listed in the following schedule.
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions in 2005 it was established that temporary premises offered by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to tenants while refurbishment work was carried out at their permanent homes were unfit for habitation. [37805]
Mr. Hanson:
No properties owned by the Housing Executive which have been used for temporary housing in the past year have been found to be unfit. However, one mobile home used for temporary rehousing was classified as unfit due to dampness. The tenant was moved to another mobile home.
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Maladministration Payments
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many payments for maladministration have been made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) its non-departmental public bodies and (d) other bodies for which his Department has responsibility in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [32239]
Mr. Hain: It is the policy of the Northern Ireland Office, its agencies, non-departmental public bodies and, where appropriate, its sponsored organisations to make financial redress in accordance with the guidance set out in Chapter 18.7 and Annexes 18.1 and 18.2 of Government Accounting.
The information you requested is set out in the following table:
| NIO | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Agencies | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| NDPB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other bodies | — | — | — | — | — |
Neighbourhood Partnerships
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the elected representatives on each Neighbourhood Partnership in the four Belfast constituencies; and which political party each represents. [37584]
Mr. Hanson: To date Neighbourhood Partnerships have been established in seven of the 13 Neighbourhood Renewal Areas in Belfast. Information on the elected representatives on each Neighbourhood Partnership in the four Belfast constituencies and which political party each represents has been set out.
It should be noted that the boundary of the Colin Neighbourhood Renewal Area also falls into the Lagan Valley constituency.
| Members | Who they represent |
|---|---|
| Carol Ni Chuilin | Sinn Fein |
| Ian Crozier | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Members | Who they represent |
|---|---|
| Tommy Jeffers | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Gareth Robinson | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Judith Cochrane | Alliance Party |
Inner East Belfast Neighbourhood Partnership
Inner South Neighbourhood Partnership
South West Belfast Partnership
| Members | Who they represent |
|---|---|
| Tim Attwood | SDLP |
| Michael Ferguson | Sinn Fein |
| Gerard O'Neill | Sinn Fein |
Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the (a) meetings, (b) discussions and (c) correspondence he has had with the (i) Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable, (ii) Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner and (iii) Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission about the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill. [37426]
Mr. Hanson: On 7 November I met with the Chief Constable of the PSNI regarding the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill prior to its introduction to Parliament.
On 9 November I wrote to the Victims Commissioner and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner to inform them of the Bill's introduction.
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I discussed the proposals within the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill at a meeting with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on 15 November 2005. The Commission have offered to write to me following their consideration of the Bill.
The proposals were originally published in May 2003.
Northern Ireland Employer Champions
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the work of the four Northern Ireland Employer Champions appointed in 2004 to help increase the number of employers addressing essential skills issues in the workplace. [38584]
Angela E. Smith: The four Employer Champions are helping the Department implement Essential Skills in the Workplace by demonstrating their commitment to the strategy in their own organisations and, where possible, influencing others to take action, raising the profile of Essential Skills in the press and attending employer-focused events.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for which Departments of the Northern Ireland Office PricewaterhouseCoopers have been working on e-business strategies; on what date each contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers commenced; on what date the final documents were published; and what the cost was to each Department of each contract with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. [36183]
Angela E. Smith: The Government Departments in Northern Ireland that received advice from PricewaterhouseCoopers on their e-business strategies over the last five years and details of the relevant contracts are set out in the following table:
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