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NGOs
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the (a) elected representatives and (b) members with political party links who are serving on quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations in Northern Ireland. [52971]
Angela E. Smith: A list of elected representatives serving on public bodies in Northern Ireland at 15 February 2006 is set out in Table 1.
Those appointed to public bodies in Northern Ireland are not required to declare their political party links. However, they are asked to declare any significant political activity they may have undertaken in the five years prior to the date of their application.
A list of non elected individuals currently serving on public bodies in Northern Ireland, who, at the time of their application, declared that they had undertaken political activity in the preceding five years, is set out in Table 2.
Appointments are made solely on merit, political activity is recorded for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in the selection process.
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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]
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Mr. Woodward [pursuant to the reply, 7 February 2006, Official Report, c.1153W]: I am now able to provide the information requested.
The average cost of hospital procedures in each trust in the Province in 2004–05 was as follows:
Source:
Trust HRG Returns
Osteoporosis
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the availability of treatment for osteoporosis on the NHS in Northern Ireland. [53058]
Mr. Woodward: There are a number of different interventions provided by the health service, to prevent and treat osteoporosis, including medicines such as hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements. Patients will also be offered guidance on lifestyle interventions, such as an adequate diet of calcium and vitamin D, regular weight bearing exercise, and smoking avoidance.
The choice of any intervention in the treatment of osteoporosis is a clinical one taken in consultation with the patient and based upon the best evidence available. Key factors include the nature and stage of disease progression, the risk and benefits of treatment, the patient age and underlying co-morbidities.
Paramilitary Activity/Arms
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have been notified of a threat to them from paramilitary groups and terrorist organisations in each year since the signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998, broken down by district command unit. [53067]
Mr. Woodward:
PSNI advises that to collate this information would require substantial work across departments and police districts and would incur a disproportionate cost.
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Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the amount of arms which remain in the ownership of each of the loyalist paramilitary groups. [53650]
Mr. Woodward: Publishing estimates of loyalist armaments would be tantamount to pre-empting the IICD's report, which it intends to hand over to the Government once its mandate is complete.
The Government expects a full report on armaments to be published when the IICD has concluded its work.
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