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Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) religious and (b) gender composition is of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. [47669]
Angela E. Smith: A total of 137 are employed by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. 32 per cent. of the staff are male and 68 per cent. female. A breakdown by religion shows that 36 per cent. of the workforce are Protestant and 58 per cent. are Roman Catholic; 6 per cent. have been classified as 'non determined'.
Essential Skills in the Workplace
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2005, Official Report, column 2590W, on Northern Ireland Employer Champions, in which locations it has been possible to influence others to take action; what the response has been; how the profile of Essential Skills was raised in the press; which employer-focused events they attended; and how attendance at employer-focused events helped the Department to implement Essential Skills in the Workplace. [46461]
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Angela E. Smith: Employer Champions are unpaid, informal appointments and as such the Department for Employment and Learning does not formally monitor their activities and the response to their work.
The Department is, however, aware that the Employer Champions contributed articles to the Belfast Telegraph, the Institute of Directors Newsletter and Business First to help raise awareness of Essential Skills in the workplace. Employer Champions also attended a briefing Seminar for Investors in People Advisers and Assessors, took part in a focus group meeting with other employers and Further Education Providers. They attended a Ministerial discussion which helped to influence the Employer strand of the Essential Skills Strategy.
Farming Households (Income)
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farming households in Northern Ireland were living below the Government low-income threshold in each year since 1996–97. [49171]
Angela E. Smith:
The sources of income for most farming households are varied and inevitably include many non-farm sources, such as other employment, investments and pensions. Although data are available on average agricultural incomes, there are no reliable data on farm household incomes or on the proportion of farm households that may lie below any given threshold.
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However, data published by HM Revenue and Customs for 2003–04 indicate that there were 37,000 self-employed individuals assessed for tax in Northern Ireland who had at least one agricultural or horticultural source of income. Their average total income was £16,151, of which, 38 per cent. came from agricultural and horticultural activities.
Firefighters
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many part-time firefighters applied to become full-time firefighters in each Northern Ireland fire service station in each of the last five years; and how many of those applications were successful. [49106]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not held centrally, either within the Department or by the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland and will take time to prepare. I will write to the hon. Gentleman when the information becomes available.
First Responders
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many trained first responders there are in each district council area in the Province. [49318]
Mr. Woodward: Information on the number and distribution of trained first responders is not held centrally. However, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is aware of the schemes set out in the following table. This should not be regarded as a comprehensive list of first responders.
(36) Volunteers in this scheme are cardiac defibrillation trained responders and not fully trained first responders in the recognised meaning of the phrase.
There are approximately 300 volunteers trained in the use of automated external defibrillators by the Cormac McAnallen Trust in the West of the Province. It is understood that this group provide their services at local sporting venues.
Inpatient Procedures (Costs)
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost of an elective inpatient hospital procedure was in each health trust in the Province in 2004–05. [49406]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Lady with the information as soon as it is available and place a copy in the Library.
Lyons Inquiry
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1074W, on the Lyons Inquiry, if he will place in the Library a copy of the written submission. [48037]
Angela E. Smith: The Lyons Inquiry is independent of the Government. Sir Michael Lyons will decide what to publish when he makes available his final report.
Mental Health (Crisis Response)
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to increase the number of crisis response mental health teams across the Province. [49355]
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Mr. Woodward: Crisis response teams will be developed in line with the recommendations from the Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability and the Suicide Strategy.
Mental Health Review
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the final cost of the review of Mental Health and Learning Disability. [49354]
Mr. Woodward: The estimated final cost of the review is around £1.2 million.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the cost of the Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability to date. [49403]
Mr. Woodward: To date, just over £l million has been spent on the Review
NHS Procedure (Costs)
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost of an NHS hospital procedure was in each health trust in the Province in 2004–05. [49407]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Lady with the information as soon as it is available and place a copy in the Library.
Operations
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of operations performed by a whole-time equivalent consultant surgeon was in each health trust in the Province in 2004–05. [49409]
Mr. Woodward: The average number of operations 1 carried out by a whole-time equivalent surgeon at each health trust in Northern Ireland in 2004–05 are shown in the following table. These figures do not take into account the patient casemix in each trust.
(37) For the purposes of this question an operation has been taken to mean a procedure undertaken within a surgical specialty whilst in hospital.
Source:
Hospital Inpatient System
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many operations were performed in each health trust in the Province in 2004–05. [49410]
Mr. Woodward: The number of operations 1 performed at each health trust in Northern Ireland in 2004–05 are shown in the following table:
(38) For the purposes of this question an operation has been taken to mean a procedure undertaken within a surgical specialty whilst in hospital.
Source:
Hospital Inpatient System
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