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Mental Health

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of people suffered from mental illness in each (a) ward, (b) county and (c) constituency in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available. [55568]

Mr. Woodward: Information on the total number of people suffering from mental illness is not available as many people with such problems are not in contact with health care providers. However, information is available on the number of registered patients in each GP practice in Northern Ireland as recorded on the practice's Mental Health Disease Register.

The following tables provide figures on the number of such patients and the percentage of the local government district (LGD)/parliamentary constituency that they form. Note that the LGD/parliamentary constituency is based on the location of the GP practice according to the practice postcode rather than where the patient actually resides. Information presented in this way at electoral ward level would not be considered reliable.
(A) Local government district

Local government district (LGD)	Number of mental illness patients on GP disease register	Percentage of registered list population
Antrim	309	0.62
Ards	381	0.54
Armagh	385	0.76
Ballymena	271	0.41
Ballymoney	140	0.58
Banbridge	348	0.69
Belfast	2,589	0.71
Carrickfergus	210	0.54
Castlereagh	256	0.51
Coleraine	364	0.61
Cookstown	244	0.72
Craigavon	557	0.65
Derry	666	0.56
Down	431	0.63
Dungannon	422	0.76
Fermanagh	370	0.60
Larne	98	0.37
Limavady	142	0.43
Lisburn	496	0.53
Magherafelt	263	0.70
Moyle	143	0.66
Newry and Mourne	956	1.02
Newtownabbey	410	0.63
North Down	419	0.55
Omagh	424	0.80
Strabane	292	0.71
Northern Ireland total	11,586	0.65

Note:
Practices have been assigned to a local government district (LGD) based on their location as derived from the practice postcode. Disease register counts and registered list populations have been derived by aggregating the appropriate practices together.
Source:
Payment Calculation and Analysis System (PCAS) as at 14 February 2005.





 
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(B) Parliamentary constituency

Parliamentary constituency	Number of mental illness patients on GP disease register	Percentage of registered list population
Belfast East	659	0.69
Belfast North	1,017	0.71
Belfast South	775	0.77
Belfast West	548	0.57
East Antrim	308	0.47
East Londonderry	506	0.55
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	744	0.68
Foyle	666	0.56
Lagan Valley	487	0.52
Mid Ulster	555	0.70
Newry and Armagh	1,088	0.93
North Antrim	554	0.49
North Down	512	0.61
South Antrim	545	0.61
South Down	707	0.73
Strangford	401	0.45
Upper Bann	798	0.68
West Tyrone	716	0.76
Northern Ireland total	11,586	0.65

Note:
Practices have been assigned to a local government district (LGD) based on their location as derived from the practice postcode. Disease register counts and registered list populations have been derived by aggregating the appropriate practices together.
Source:
Payment Calculation and Analysis System (PCAS) as at 14 February 2005.

Multiple Sclerosis

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Southern Health Board are waiting to commence (a) beta interferon and (b) glatiramer treatment. [56379]

Mr. Woodward: There were 17 patients resident in the Southern Board area awaiting beta interferon or glatiramer treatment at 31 January 2006 (excluding patients who are currently suspended from the waiting list). The decision about which disease-modifying drug a patient receives is made after they come off the list and prepare to start treatment.

National Lottery

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much lottery funding has been spent in each ward of Northern Ireland. [55555]

Mr. Hanson: This information is not available in the form requested. national lottery distributors do not hold information on their awards by ward area or by monies spent.

Police Service

Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland unit established to tackle the targeting of elderly people by criminal gangs is part of a long-term strategy. [54597]

Mr. Woodward: The Government are committed to reducing crime affecting older persons and have been proactive in implementing a range of initiatives which have helped reduce crime and fear of crime among older people. The establishment of a specialist unit within the Police Service of Northern Ireland to tackle aggravated burglary is one element of the police strategy to deter
 
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and detect those involved in committing this type of offence against older persons. The Community Safety Unit of the Northern Ireland Office is also currently developing a strategy for the safety of older persons which will take into account the range of ongoing initiatives.

Public Appointments

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people appointed to non-departmental public bodies (NDPB) in Northern Ireland received (a) between £10,000 and £19,999, (b) between £20,000 and £29,999 and (c) over £30,000 in respect of their duties connected with the NDPBs during 2005. [56141]

Angela E. Smith: The information sought is not available in the required format, and could be determined only at disproportionate cost. However, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Departmental Report 2005 provides details of remuneration rates for the Department's public appointments and the Public Appointments Annual Report produced by the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) provides similar details for all other public appointments in Northern Ireland.

The NIO Departmental Report 2005 and the Public Appointments Ninth Annual Report are available in the Library of the House. The 2006 NIO report will be available in April and the next OFMDFM report will be published in September.

Public Transport

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on public transport in Northern Ireland in real terms in each of the last 30 years. [55561]

Mr. Woodward: Information is only readily available for the past 20 years. The levels of funding provided by government for public transport in Northern Ireland during that period were as follows:

Source/year	Purpose	Amount (£)
DOE Appropriation Accounts
1985–86	Railway Services:	10,677,000
	Road Passenger Services:	11,282,000
1986–87	Railway Services:	12,583,000
	Road Passenger Services:	10,945,000
1987–88	Railway Services:	10,298,000
	Road Passenger Services:	12,793,000
1988–89	Railway Services:	9,796,000
	Road Passenger Services:	11,344,000
1989–90	Railway Services:	11,299,000
	Road Passenger Services:	13,430,000
1990–91	Railway Services:	11,164,000
	Road Passenger Services:	13,875,000
1991–92	Railway Services:	11,989,000
	Road Passenger Services:	15,477,000
1992–93	Railway Services:	12,841,000
	Road Passenger Services:	16,062,000
1993–94	Railway Services:	13,486,000
	Road Passenger Services:	16,576,000
1994–95	Railway Services:	11,543,000
	Road Passenger Services:	16,537,000
1995–96	Railway Services:	12,877,000
	Road Passenger Services:	18,198,000
1996–97	Railway Services:	11,974,000
	Road Passenger Services :	17,214,000
1997–98	Railway Services:	9,705,000
	Road Passenger Services:	16,734,000
1998–99	Railway Services:	12,252,000
	Road Passenger Services:	18,777,000
DRD Appropriation Accounts
1999–2000	Railway Services:	14,345,000
	Road Passenger Services:	20,134,000
2000–01	Railway Services:	24,621,000
	Road Passenger Services:	22,621,000
DRD Resource Accounts
2001–02	Railway Services:	55,770,000
	Road Passenger Services:	22,020,000
2002–03	Railway Services:	74,393,000
	Road Passenger Services:	24,589,000
2003–04	Railway Services:	41,170,000
	Road Passenger Services:	33,494,000
2004–05	Railway Services:	69,574,000
	Road Passenger Services:	36,967,000

 
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