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Social Security Fraud
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were convicted of social security fraud in Northern Ireland in 2005. [58068]
Mr. Hanson: 253 people were convicted for social security fraud in Northern Ireland for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2006.
Sperrin Lakeland Health and Social Care Trust
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the religious breakdown is of each grade of employee in the Sperrin Lakeland Health and Social Care Trust. [58324]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available in the format requested. However the information is available by Terms and Conditions Group and is presented in the following table.
(64) Headcount.
(65) Whole-Time Equivalent.
Source:
Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust.
Student Drop-outs
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2006, Official Report, columns 396–7W on student drop-outs, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of students dropping out of their courses. [58278]
Angela E. Smith:
All further education students have an Individual Student Learning Agreement aimed at reducing the number of students failing to complete courses, through improved initial assessment to identify students' needs and by providing ongoing advice and support. In addition, a Performance Related Pay Scheme for College Directors was introduced in 2003–04 academic year, a requirement of which is for Directors to seek to improve the retention rates of students.
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Teenage Pregnancy
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the estimated average cost to public funds is of a teenage pregnancy in Northern Ireland. [57615]
Mr. Woodward: The Centre for Economic and Social Exclusion in 2000 estimated the cost to the Exchequer (unemployment benefits and administration costs, plus tax revenue foregone) at £17,820 per unemployed person 1 . Updating this figure for general inflation to 2004–05, the cost becomes £20,150.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the conception rate was for 16 year olds and under in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [57616]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available. Only the number of births by age is collected.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the conception rate was for (a) 19, (b) 18, (c) 17, (d) 16, (e) 15 (f) 14 and (g) 13-year-olds in each of the four health boards in each of the last 10 years. [57617]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested is not available. Only the number of births by age is collected.
Teenage Sexual Activity
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of sexually active 15-year-olds in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [57618]
Mr. Woodward:
The information is not available. However, a school-based survey of young people's behaviour and attitudes undertaken by the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency in 2000 and 2003 indicated that of those who answered the question on sexual experience 13.0 per cent. of 15-year-old girls in 2000 and 14.3 per cent. of 15-year-old girls in 2003 had experienced sexual intercourse.
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Traffic Survey (Greenhaw Road)
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the last traffic survey on the Greenhaw Road was carried out; and what the main findings of the survey were. [58739]
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 16 March 2006:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding when the last traffic survey was carried out on the Greenhaw Road; and what were the main findings of the survey.
As this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.
The most recent traffic survey on Greenhaw Road, Derry, was carried out on 20 October 2004, as part of the data collection for the Derry Transport Study.
| AM Peak (08:15–09:15) | PM Peak (17:15–18:15) | |
|---|---|---|
| Westbound (i.e. towards Racecourse Road) 277 | 407 | |
| Eastbound (i.e. towards Culmore Road) | 257 | 374 |
Young People
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people were not in employment, education or training in each (a) ward, (b) county and (c) constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last 20 years. [55551]
Mr. Hanson: It is not possible to answer the question exactly as asked. The tables giving the number of 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training in each Local Government District, Parliamentary Constituency and Electoral Ward in Northern Ireland from the 2001 Census, have been placed in the Library. Sample surveys, that can provide time series statistics, cannot provide robust estimates for the small areas requested.