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IRA Decommissioning
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the difference was in the original and final estimates for the size of the IRA arsenal in relation to (a) handguns, (b) rifles, (c) heavy machine guns, (d) ammunition, (e) missiles systems, (f) semtex, (g) explosives, (h) timing devices and (i) detonator switches. [20746]
Mr. Woodward: On 26 September 2005 the IICD determined that the IRA had met its commitment to put all its arms beyond use in a manner called for by the legislation". The IMC report published on 19 October 2005 said that the initial signs are encouraging.
The Government expect a full report on armaments to be published when the IICD have fully concluded their work.
IT Projects
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many IT projects have been developed for his Department since 2001; and whether he has agreed to make public Gateway reviews for these projects (a) in full and (b) in part. [23521]
Mr. Woodward: The following table refers to the Northern Ireland Office. It does not include figures for the 11 departments of the Northern Ireland Administration.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Projects developed since 2001 | 2 |
| OGC Gateway Reviews made public | 0 |
| FOI requests for full or partial disclosure of Gateway Reviews | 0 |
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Jonesborough Market
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total financial cost was of the police swoop on Jonesborough market in South Armagh on Sunday 4 December. [38580]
Mr. Woodward: The police operation on 4 December in Jonesborough involved officers from Organised Crime Branch, Newry and Mourne District Command and the Operational Unit as well as representatives from the film industry anti piracy body, Federation Against Copyright Theft. The total financial cost of the operation is not available.
The operation was concentrated on the surrounding area of Jonesborough not on the market itself and a substantial quantity of counterfeit goods were seized.
Ministerial Car Fleet
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which agency or Department provided drivers for ministerial vehicles in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [39651]
Mr. Hain: While in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Office Ministers are driven and escorted by police officers.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many overnight stays he has made in Northern Ireland in each month since taking up office. [37587]
Mr. Hain: The number of days I have spent in Northern Ireland between taking up office and 31 December 2005 is as follows:
| Month | Overnights | Days |
|---|---|---|
| May | 3 | 6 |
| June | 6 | 10 |
| July | 9 | 14 |
| August | 0 | 1 |
| September | 5 | 10 |
| October | 7 | 10 |
| November | 5 | 11 |
| December | 13 | 18 |
In addition to the time spent in Northern Ireland, I undertake NIO business in Parliament and in the Northern Ireland Office at 11 Millbank, as a member of the Cabinet I have additional duties including attending Cabinet meetings on Thursday mornings.
Non-jury Trials
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to review the necessity for non-jury trials in respect of scheduled offences in Northern Ireland. [39153]
Mr. Woodward:
The Government are currently considering what arrangements may need to be put in place to ensure the continuing effectiveness of the criminal justice system when Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 ceases to have effect. During the Report stage in the House of Commons of the Terrorism (Northern
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Ireland) Bill I indicated that we should have detailed proposals worked up next summer and that these will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the terms of the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill; and how many he expects to be (a) republicans, (b) loyalists, (c) police personnel, (d) army personnel and (e) other security service personnel. [30309]
Mr. Hain: I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr. Campbell) on 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1644W.
Nurses
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing vacancies there are in Northern Ireland. [39649]
Mr. Woodward: Information on the number of nursing vacancies is only held for posts within the NI HPSS. This information is provided in the table as follows.
Notes:
1. WTE = whole-time equivalent.
2. Qualified nursing staff include health visitors, district nurses and midwives.
3. Current vacancy is an unoccupied post, which at 31 March 2005 was vacant and which the organisation was actively trying to fill.
4. A long-term vacancy is an unoccupied post which at 31 March 2005 had been vacant for three months or more (was vacant prior to 31 December 2004) and which the organisation was actively trying to fill. Long-term vacancies are a sub-set of current vacancies.
Source:
NI Health Trusts and Organisations
Obesity
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland aged (a) under 20, (b) 20 to 30, (c) 30 to 40, (d) 40 to 50 and (e) over 50 are estimated to be clinically obese. [39653]
Mr. Woodward: Figures for the percentage of people who are clinically obese in Northern Ireland for the requested age groups are as follows:
| Age group | Percentage of population who are obese |
|---|---|
| 16–19 | 9 |
| 20–29 | 12 |
| 30–39 | 14 |
| 40–49 | 22 |
| 50+ | 25 |
| Total | 19 |
Source:
1997 Health and well-being survey
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The information requested is not available for persons under 16.
Parades
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many participants in parades have been prosecuted for not completing form 11/1 in the last five years. [3829]
Mr. Woodward: I understand the high level of public interest in this issue at present. Acquiring the information from records held in 29 District Command Units within the set timeframe will take some time. I am, however, willing to write to the Chief Constable, PSNI, requesting this information and to ensure that a copy of the reply is forwarded to you once the research has been completed.
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many parades proceeded (a) with and (b) without completion of form 11/1 in each of the last five years. [3830]
Mr. Woodward: The Parades Commission Secretariat has collated the information for part (a) of your request and I reproduce this in the following table:
The Parades Commission do not have records on parades that proceeded without notification. To accurately answer part (b) of your question will require manually accessing the information from records held in 29 PSNI District Command Units and will not be possible within the set timeframe. However, as with your previous question, I am willing to write to the Chief Constable requesting this information and to ensure that a copy of the reply is forwarded to you once the research has been completed.
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list each parade in Northern Ireland in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005 to date by its named organisation. [14498]
Mr. Woodward: This information is already in the public domain and is available in the Parades Commission's reports which are laid annually before Parliament, or via the Parades Commission's website—http://www.paradescommission.org/.
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many parades took place in each of the last 12 months in Northern Ireland. [14499]
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Mr. Woodward: This information is already in the public domain and is available in the Parades Commission's reports which are laid before Parliament annually or via the Parades Commission's website—http: //www.paradescommission.org/.
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