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Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what level of night-time ambulance provision is available in each health board area in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [62529]
Mr. Woodward: The following table shows night-time cover in each health and social services board area. The figures refer to numbers of ambulance crews on duty.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
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Northern | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Southern | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Eastern | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Western | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 49 |
Levels of ambulance cover provided by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) are determined by the four health and social services boards, based on historical patterns of demand. NIAS defines night-time" as 12 am to 07.59 am.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Northern Ireland since their introduction. [63493]
Mr. Hanson: The relevant authorities have notified the Northern Ireland Office of two antisocial behaviour orders and one antisocial behaviour order on conviction in Larne district council area, one interim antisocial behaviour order in Belfast city council area, two interim anti-social behaviour orders in Coleraine borough council area one antisocial behaviour order on conviction in Dungannon district council area, and one interim antisocial behaviour order in Magherafelt district council area.
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether his plans to improve cross-border co-operation and harmonisation of services will include consideration of household benefits available to retired workers in the Republic of Ireland. [62696]
Mr. Hanson: The benefit system in Northern Ireland operates in accordance with a long-standing principle of parity with Great Britain. There are no plans to change this policy.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the birth rate was for 16-year olds and under in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [63489]
Angela E. Smith: The following table gives Northern Ireland birth rates in each year between 2001 and 2005 where the mother was a Northern Ireland resident aged 16 years old or under at time of birth.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the birth 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 Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [63490]
Angela E. Smith: The following table gives birth rates by Health Board and age of mother in each year between 1996 and 2005 where the mother was a Northern Ireland resident.
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many live births there were in Northern Ireland in 2005; and what the estimated figure is for 2015. [62821]
Angela E. Smith: The following table gives the provisional number of births registered in 2005 and the projected number of births for 2015 in Northern Ireland.
Number | |
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2005(208) | 22,328 |
2015(209) | 21,700 |
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what field worker provision is available for blind people in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) in the Newtownards, North Down and Ards peninsula area. [62498]
Mr. Woodward:
Every trust makes provision for sensory impairment but field workers in the area of sensory support can provide services to individuals with either a visual or hearing impairment or both. As field workers can encompass a number of grades within the Health and Personal Social Services and are also provided by the voluntary and community sector, it is impossible to provide the information as requested.
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