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Public Officials (Security Threat)

Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether public officials have had to move house in Northern Ireland due to the danger of becoming victims of terrorism, since the police raid on Sinn Fein offices in Stormont in 2002; and if he will make a statement. [39602]

Mr. Woodward: As a result of the paramilitary intelligence gathering which police acted to prevent, hundreds of stolen documents were recovered. More than a thousand people had to be warned about their safety—some of whom moved house—and approximately £35 million was spent on protective measures.

Spy Ring (Stormont)

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost was to the Police Service of Northern Ireland of the investigation into those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002. [38707]

Mr. Woodward: To obtain an accurate breakdown of what has been a complex, multi-faceted and lengthy investigation would require careful and involved analysis by the PSNI. Such an answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Temporary Mobile Classrooms

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many temporary mobile classrooms are in use in (a) controlled schools and (b) maintained schools in Northern Ireland. [39647]

Angela E. Smith: At 31 March 2005 there were 1,126 temporary classrooms in controlled schools and 1,220 maintained schools in Northern Ireland.

Sinn Fein Offices (Stormont)

Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who authorised the police raid in 2002 on Sinn Fein offices in Stormont. [39603]

Mr. Woodward: The fact in this case is that a paramilitary organisation, namely the Provisional IRA, was actively involved in the systematic gathering of information and targeting of individuals.
 
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Police investigated that activity and a police operation led to the recovery of thousands of sensitive documents that had been removed from government offices.

As part of the investigation, the Police Service of Northern Ireland required to search a number of offices at Stormont. These searches were conducted under the authority of a Schedule 5 Search Warrant that had been sought by a police officer and authorised by the relevant judicial authority.

Punishment Beatings

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were the subject of
 
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paramilitary-style punishment attacks in each year of the current troubles; how many persons have been convicted in respect of such attacks; how many of those attacks remain unsolved; and how many of those attacks involved (a) firearms, (b) bladed instruments, (c) other weapons and (d) assault without weapons. [29547]

Mr. Woodward: The Police Service of Northern Ireland have advised that the only statistics held in relation to this matter can be found at the PSNI website, www.psni.police.uk and are set out as follows. You should note that statistics only date back to 1973 and that data are not held for convictions or weapons used. All statistics are provisional at this stage and may be subject to minor amendment.
Casualties as a result of paramilitary-style attacks1973 to 2005 (updated on 14 December 2005)

Shootings
Assaults(61)
TotalBy Loyalist groups(62)By Republican groups(62)TotalBy Loyalist groups(62)By Republican groups(62)Total casualties (shootings and assaults)
1973742153n/an/an/an/a
19741274384n/an/an/an/a
197518950139n/an/an/an/a
1976983662n/an/an/an/a
19771262898n/an/an/an/a
1978671750n/an/an/an/a
1979762551n/an/an/an/a
1980772651n/an/an/an/a
1981801466n/an/an/an/a
1982812259n/an/an/an/a
198331922n/an/an/an/a
198426620n/an/an/an/a
1985321121n/an/an/an/a
1986412417n/an/an/an/a
19871246757n/an/an/an/a
1988663432562135122
19891616596512328212
19901066046682147174
1991764036622240138
19921337261743638207
199385602541356126
19941226854703832192
199533021776141220
199624213302130172326
19977246261567878228
19987234381448955216
19997347261349044207
200013686501327854268
2001186121651469353332
2002173117561398950312
20031561015514910346305
200411289231157441227
2004(63)10987221097237218
2005(64)78699835726161


(61) Beatings
(62) Attribution is as perceived by PSNI based on the information available and does not necessarily indicate the involvement of a paramilitary organisation.
(63) To 30 November 2004
(64) To 30 November 2005
Note:
2005 statistics are provisional at this stage and may be subject to minor amendment in the future.




Road Traffic Accidents

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the locations of each fatal road traffic collision in East Belfast District Command Unit from 2000 to 2004. [37590]

Mr. Woodward: The information requested is contained in the following table:
Fatal road traffic collisions in East Belfast DCU from 2000–04

TownRoad name
BelfastAirport Road West, 160 metres north of Tennant's Road
BelfastUpper Newtownards Road, 100 metres east of Prince of Wales Avenue
BelfastParkway, 200 metres south of Belmont Road
BelfastSydenham By Pass, 600 metres south of Tillysburn Interchange
BelfastOld Holywood Road, at the junction with Finchley Park
BelfastUpper Newtownards Road, at the junction with Finvoy Street
BelfastBallymiscaw Road, at the junction with Moss Road
BelfastRavenhill Road, 40 metres south of Ravenhill Avenue
BelfastNewtownards Road, at the junction with East Bread Street
BelfastHolywood Road, 15 metres east of Park Avenue
BelfastBelmont Road, 30 metres west of Ranfurly Drive

 
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Sports Council

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the response of
 
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17 October 2005, Official Report, column 750W, on the Sports Council, if he will break down by sport the funding distributed by the Sports Council in each of the last five years. [36356]

Mr. Hanson: The Sports Council for Northern Ireland has allocated lottery and exchequer funding to individual sports in Northern Ireland for the amounts shown in the following tables in the last five years. This includes funding for bodies with a province wide remit, for example governing bodies of sport:
Lottery monies allocated by the Sports Council for Northern Ireland

£
Sport2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–05
Angling19,70010,429000
Archery000010,917
Association Football1,217,900442,908696,561328,153765,048
Athletics170,739197,414452,90846,480174,293
Badminton57,1247,35000106,755
Basketball6,2000100,000014,000
Billiards and Snooker15,442004,80022,700
Bowling154,4098,07547,17698,30039,460
Boxing147,00057,8231,918249,515164,109
Camogie2,200070,000110,0000
Canoeing000013,200
Cricket285,50059,20216,000157,4206,900
Cycling66,78582,82368,34035,880207,680
Disabled Sport016,44299,30095,11011,248
Equestrianism2,50059,91055,40018,76015,530
Fencing67,32010,0208,08014,24040,400
Gaelic Sports1,668,382611,024530,4621,071,11635,699
General0750,70400500,000
Gliding0006,7200
Golf67,00869,75024,945101,22529,680
Gymnastics39,2176,5353,7200479,097
Handball046,845005,200
Hang/Para Gliding5,7500000
Hockey19,62522,85068,800082,530
Hurling00000
Ice Skating12,78029,00021,24016,4000
Judo067,28539,4443,3208,000
Karate8,8770001,400
Karting0012,44000
Motorcycling50,78647,60055,94012,960131,000
Motor Sports46,9307,25000127,650
Mountaineering06,040000
Multi Sports859,9101,162,713730,956134,6650
Orienteering16,3070000
Netball038,0445,00009,050
Rowing95,9335,4500077,424
Rugby Union218,946144,00076,860244,1630
Sailing/Yachting52,75632,90012,00015,16014,500
Shooting235,73353,38439,6800187,490
Skiing020,988000
Squash44,72239,8458,000048,820
Sub Aqua9,000015,00012,5930
Surfing000011,750
Swimming96,861149,52342,00825,11278,367
Table Tennis57,6504,560038,44250,630
Tennis0112,200111,70063,9580
Trampolining13,0000000
Triathlon19,48032,80041,720044,229
Tug of War000018,000
Volleyball000025,533
Water-skiing7,4325,9604,44018,20021,500
Weightlifting03,700009,400
Yoga3,1700000
Total5,863,0744,623,3463,460,0382,922,6884,189,189









 
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Exchequer monies allocated by the Sports Council for Northern Ireland

£
Sport2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–05
Aikido574
Archery2,3004,000
Athletics50,50067,60675,972
Badminton27,00059,21753,014
Basketball25,21037,60035,395
Bowling17,56036,00016,071
Boxing25,7619,2506,237
Camogie15,38940,99029,905
Canoeing6,16039,46139,208
Cricket26,33061,81465,246
Cycling19,80034,30036,592
Fencing7,52514,30024,025
Fishing3,232
Gaelic543,075154,550121,169
Glyding950
Golf13,438
Gymnastics20,57833,98644,554
Hockey55,333112,193120,605
Horse Riding2,87437,33748,297
Ice Hockey1,150
Ice Skating2,800
Ju Jitsu2,4505,0007,710
Judo20,01143,19920,576
Karate1,4457,0002,350
Karting5,30010,92519,826
Motor Sport108,072231,725230,228
Multi Sport1,537,8092,046,5681,612,313
Netball29,00858,59553,265
Rowing8,3006,67013,988
Rugby25,100105,52899,933
Shooting11,85033,23310,535
Skiing3,1503,5009,461
Snooker3,0007,7427,295
Soccer601,668134,9291,039,002
Squash23,64241,68738,299
Surfing5,121
Swimming29,96758,94852,042
Table Tennis20,71250,78954,622
Taekwondo2,3505,00013,811
Tennis11,32044,30455,300
Triathlon2,3008,5156,708
Volleyball10,68624,57931,096
Water Polo7,8429,500
Weightlifting6323,6053,750
Yachting21,38560,11060,358
Yoga1,750
Total3,349,4453,742,5974,173,379

A breakdown of exchequer funding allocated by sport is not available for the period 2000–01 to 2001–02.


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