House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 12 Jan 2006 (pt 15)

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Road Safety

Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will move responsibility for all road safety measures in Northern Ireland into one Department; and if he will make a statement. [33534]

Angela E. Smith: The Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy 2002 to 2012 provides an integrated approach to the planning, co-ordination and delivery of Government's road safety activities and it requires the three main statutory bodies with responsibility for road safety in Northern Ireland (the Department of the Environment, the Department for Regional Development's Roads Service and the Police Service of Northern Ireland) to work together closely in partnership.

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A road safety steering group, comprising senior management from each of the three partners, is responsible for coordinating delivery of the strategy and ensuring cohesive and complementary education, enforcement and engineering road safety activities.

These partnership arrangements are working well and are making a significant contribution to casualty reductions and there are no plans at this time to change this approach.

Road Maintenance

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the Department for Regional Development Roads maintenance budget expenditure in (a) Limavady and (b) Coleraine borough council areas was in each of the last three years. [38955]

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, dated 12 January 2006:

You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding what the Department for Regional Development Roads maintenance budget expenditure in (a) Limavady and (b) Coleraine Borough Council areas was in each of the last three years.

I have been asked to reply as these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.

The most recent figures available are up to the financial year ended March 2005 and I can confirm that the roads maintenance expenditure in Limavady and Coleraine Borough Council areas in each of the last three years are as detailed in the table below.

£000

Summary 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

Limavady 2,636 3,555 3,156

Coleraine 3,740 5,167 3,960

Summary	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Limavady	2,636	3,555	3,156
Coleraine	3,740	5,167	3,960

I hope this information is helpful.

School Transport Costs

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the administration costs of transport were in each Education and Library Board in each of the last five years. [40836]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested is not available in the required format prior to 2002–03. The Education and Library Boards have, however, incurred the following expenditure in each of the last three years in relation to the administration of the home to school transport service:

BELB NEELB SEELB SELB WELB Total

2002–03 170,000 195,000 252,000 196,000 429,157 1,242,157

2003–04 223,000 231,000 236,879 367,000 350,979 1,221,858

2004–05 194,000 256,000 178,000 493,000 410,708 1,531,708

	BELB	NEELB	SEELB	SELB	WELB	Total
2002–03	170,000	195,000	252,000	196,000	429,157	1,242,157
2003–04	223,000	231,000	236,879	367,000	350,979	1,221,858
2004–05	194,000	256,000	178,000	493,000	410,708	1,531,708

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of home to school transport was in each of the Education and Library Boards in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) board vehicles, (b) translink, (c) taxi hire, (d) mini-buses, (e) bus escorts and (f) other costs. [40837]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested is only available in the required format for the past three years. Also, information is not held relating to the cost of providing escorts. The Education and Library Boards have, however, incurred the following expenditure in each of the last three years.

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Belfast Board

Board vehicles Translink Taxi hire Private operators Other Total

2002–03 1,647,000 827,000 1,236,000 — 307,000 4,017,000

2003–04 2,338,000 845,000 952,000 105,000 366,000 4,606,000

2004–05 2,268,000 866,000 633,000 346,000 312,000 4,425,000

North-Eastern Board

Board vehicles Translink Taxi hire Private operators Other Total

2002–03 1,926,000 7,373,000 1,790,000 2,742,000 321,000 14,152,000

2003–04 1,996,000 7,620,000 2,007,000 2,713,000 919,000 15,255,000

2004–05 2,328,000 8,373,000 2,095,000 3,113,000 897,000 16,806,000

South-Eastern Board

Board vehicles Translink Taxi hire Private operators Other Total

2002–03 1,997,000 6,419,000 2,108,000 807,000 546,000 11,877,000

2003–04 3,058,507 5,917,792 2,656,528 692,803 547,678 12,873,308

2004–05 2,423,000 6,931,000 2,216,000 1,199,000 516,000 13,285,000

Southern Board

Board vehicles Translink Taxi hire Private operators Other Total

2002–03 4,620,000 5,135,000 1,833,000 3,030,000 223,000 14,841,000

2003–04 3,796,000 5,429,000 1,965,000 3,150,000 876,000 15,216,000

2004–05 4,274,000 5,966,000 2,022,000 3,140,000 965,000 16,367,000

Western Board

Board vehicles Translink Taxi hire Private operators Other Total

2002–03 5,936,000 3,731,000 694,000 1,175,000 780,614 12,316,614

2003–04 5,244,000 3,731,000 877,000 1,255,000 545,219 11,652,219

2004–05 5,836,553 4,340,631 1,046,192 1,300,316 642,872 13,166,564

Note:
The 'Other' category includes Strangford and Rathlin ferries, parents' car, Lough Swilly, building maintenance and administration costs.

	Board vehicles	Translink	Taxi hire	Private operators	Other	Total
2002–03	1,647,000	827,000	1,236,000	—	307,000	4,017,000
2003–04	2,338,000	845,000	952,000	105,000	366,000	4,606,000
2004–05	2,268,000	866,000	633,000	346,000	312,000	4,425,000

	Board vehicles	Translink	Taxi hire	Private operators	Other	Total
2002–03	1,926,000	7,373,000	1,790,000	2,742,000	321,000	14,152,000
2003–04	1,996,000	7,620,000	2,007,000	2,713,000	919,000	15,255,000
2004–05	2,328,000	8,373,000	2,095,000	3,113,000	897,000	16,806,000

	Board vehicles	Translink	Taxi hire	Private operators	Other	Total
2002–03	1,997,000	6,419,000	2,108,000	807,000	546,000	11,877,000
2003–04	3,058,507	5,917,792	2,656,528	692,803	547,678	12,873,308
2004–05	2,423,000	6,931,000	2,216,000	1,199,000	516,000	13,285,000

	Board vehicles	Translink	Taxi hire	Private operators	Other	Total
2002–03	4,620,000	5,135,000	1,833,000	3,030,000	223,000	14,841,000
2003–04	3,796,000	5,429,000	1,965,000	3,150,000	876,000	15,216,000
2004–05	4,274,000	5,966,000	2,022,000	3,140,000	965,000	16,367,000

	Board vehicles	Translink	Taxi hire	Private operators	Other	Total
2002–03	5,936,000	3,731,000	694,000	1,175,000	780,614	12,316,614
2003–04	5,244,000	3,731,000	877,000	1,255,000	545,219	11,652,219
2004–05	5,836,553	4,340,631	1,046,192	1,300,316	642,872	13,166,564

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of home-to-college transport was in each of the education and library board areas in each of the last five years. [40838]

Angela E. Smith: A detailed breakdown of the Home to College Transport spend in each education and library board, in each of the last five financial years where the information has been validated is as follows:

BELB NEELB SEELB SELB WELB

1999–2000 117,694 797,987 1,057,726 1,185,317 548,000

2000–01 131,844 914,672 1,033,867 1,012,821 563,941

2001–02 127,404 911,387 688,830 1,068,282 617,838

2002–03 106,233 932,185 675,954 1,036,222 611,289

2003–04 105,832 891,382 662,911 1,032,752 690,147

	BELB	NEELB	SEELB	SELB	WELB
1999–2000	117,694	797,987	1,057,726	1,185,317	548,000
2000–01	131,844	914,672	1,033,867	1,012,821	563,941
2001–02	127,404	911,387	688,830	1,068,282	617,838
2002–03	106,233	932,185	675,954	1,036,222	611,289
2003–04	105,832	891,382	662,911	1,032,752	690,147

Stormont Spy Ring

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) police and (b) prison personnel in each parliamentary constituency were informed that they had to move from their homes following the collapse of the Stormont spy ring prosecutions. [42265]

Mr. Woodward: PSNI has advised that no police officers have applied for special purchase evacuated dwellings (SPED) as a result of the 'Stormontgate' case.

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The police will only advise people of threats to their personal safety and cannot force anyone to move house. The decision to apply for SPED is for the individual alone to make.

The NI Prison Service advises that a total of 451 prison officers relocated under the assisted home removal scheme. As with the PSNI, the decision to move rests solely with the individual.

Student Finance

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students will lose funding support as a result of the decision to withdraw funding for post-graduate diplomas in Northern Ireland. [39477]

Angela E. Smith: The decision to withdraw funding did not affect students already in receipt of an award.

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