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Housing
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are on the waiting list for single accommodation in each of the housing executive districts. [54592]
Mr. Hanson: The numbers at 31 December 2005 are as follows:
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many housing units for single persons were built in Northern Ireland in the last five financial years. [54593]
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Mr. Hanson: A total of 217 units, designed specifically for single occupation, were completed during the five year period 2000–01 to 2004–05. Other small units however can be made available to singles where circumstances require it.
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provision is being made for single housing in each of the Housing Executive districts. [54594]
Mr. Hanson: A total of 436 units, designed specifically for singles occupation, are planned for the five year period 2005–06 to 2009–10. Other small units in the programme can however be made available to singles where circumstances require it.
Social housing provision for single persons is made through a combination of relets of existing property and new build provision. Last year, over 3,000 allocations were made to single people.
Departmental statistics are not held by Housing Executive District. However, by district council area, the 436 planned starts are located as follows:
| District council/area | Planned starts |
|---|---|
| Belfast | 317 |
| Coleraine | 7 |
| Craigavon | 10 |
| Derry | 44 |
| Dungannon | 19 |
| Fermanagh | 11 |
| Larne | 12 |
| Limavady | 6 |
| Newry and Mourne | 10 |
Obesity
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) childhood and (b) adult obesity levels were in each (i) ward, (ii) county and (iii) health authority area in Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available. [55554]
Mr. Woodward: Information on (a) childhood obesity is not available in the format requested. However, Table 1 shows the prevalence of obesity, by gender, at health and social services (HSS) board and at Northern Ireland level for primary 1 (PI) school children.
| Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | All | |
| Northern board | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Southern board | 5.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Eastern board | 4.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Western board | 4.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| NI | 4.6 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
(24) relates to HSS board in which child's school is located rather than where child actually resides
Source:
Child Health System (NI) 2003–2004.
Information on (b) adult obesity levels is available only at Northern Ireland level. According to the latest 'NI Health and Social Well-Being' survey conducted in
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1997, 19 per cent. of adults were classified as being obese, with 17 per cent. male compared to 20 per cent. female.
Primary Schools
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average transport to school cost was per pupil in Northern Ireland for pupils enrolled at (a) controlled, (b) maintained and (c) integrated primary schools as at December 2005. [56358]
Angela E. Smith: The information is not available in the required format. However, the average per pupil transport cost in Northern Ireland in the 2004–05 financial year was:
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what audits of human rights training in (a) the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (b) MI5 in Northern Ireland have been carried out by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. [53259]
Mr. Hanson: I have been informed by the Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission that the Commission has evaluated the human rights element of training provided to four separate cohorts of Police Service NI recruits, over the period 2000–05. In addition, in 2004 an evaluation was undertaken by the Commission of the Course For All training delivered across the police service.
The Commission has not conducted any review or audit of any aspect of the work of the Security Service.
Public Consultations
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of public consultations undertaken by each Department in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [53153]
Angela E. Smith: The information sought is not readily available in the form requested, however, the amount of money spent on consultation exercises undertaken by the Northern Ireland Office and 11 Departments of the Northern Ireland Administration between July 2001 and December 2005 is as follows:
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Schools
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been allocated to (a) the Irish-medium and (b) the integrated education sector in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [54133]
Angela E. Smith: The funding allocated to the Irish-medium education (IME) and integrated education (IE) sectors in each of the last 10 years was as follows:
Seafood Purification Plant (Warrenpoint)
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps were taken to ensure the seafood purification plant project in Warrenpoint does not duplicate services provided by other Government-funded projects in Northern Ireland. [54648]
Angela E. Smith: The shellfish purification plant currently under construction at Warrenpoint will be the first such public facility of its kind in the Carlingford Lough region. This is an important part of the reconstruction of Warrenpoint harbour area being undertaken with assistance from the Interreg Programme to provide safe, modern facilities for mussel dredgers using the Lough. Since this will be the only public shellfish purification unit in the area, there is no duplication with any other grant-aided projects.
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