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Prisons (Suicides)
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people committed suicide in Northern Ireland prisons while (a) on remand and (b) serving a sentence in the last five years. [61619]
Mr. Woodward:
In the last five years coroners' court inquests have determined that no sentenced prisoner committed suicide, and that three remand prisoners committed suicide. Coroners' court inquests have still to be held into a further six separate deaths in prison custody which occurred during the last five years.
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Public Transport
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of daily users of public transport was in each (a) district council area and (b) Westminster constituency in the Province in each of the last five years. [62468]
Mr. Woodward: Passenger journey information is not collected on the basis of district council area or Westminster constituency area. Therefore the information is not available.
The following information gives the average number of public transport journeys per day for the whole of Northern Ireland for the last five years.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 195,000 |
| 2002–03 | 198,000 |
| 2003–04 | 198,000 |
| 2004–05 | 199,000 |
| 2005–06(222) | 204,000 |
(222) estimate
Source:
Translink, figures rounded to the nearest thousand.
Religious Discrimination
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of religious discrimination (a) with respect to job applications and (b) while at work have been successfully brought by (i) Roman Catholics and (ii) Protestants in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [63494]
Angela E. Smith: The industrial tribunals do not collect information on the basis of the religious background of claimants, nor does it keep information about religious discrimination with respect to job applications or while at work. The table below shows the number of cases received, based on a complaint of discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or political opinion, in each of the last 10 years and the numbers where the complaint was upheld by the tribunal. The vast majority of cases are resolved outside of the formal tribunal process and outcomes may be confidential to the parties.
| Cases of religious belief/political opinion registered in the year | Cases that were successful | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 566 | 8 |
| 1997 | 666 | 2 |
| 1998 | 559 | 7 |
| 1999 | 499 | 2 |
| 2000 | 561 | 2 |
| 2001 | 268 | 8 |
| 2002 | 480 | 5 |
| 2003 | 467 | 12 |
| 2004 | 479 | 1 |
| 2005 | 190 | 3 |
Restaurant Closures
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many restaurants in Northern Ireland have been closed on health grounds in each of the last five years. [63452]
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Mr. Woodward: The Food Standards Agency collects data on district council enforcement activities in relation to food hygiene on a yearly basis. Between 2000 and 2003 this information was collected on a calendar year basis however from 1 April 2004 it is being gathered on a financial year basis.
In relation to the closure of food premises on food hygiene grounds, the data distinguishes between those premises that have been closed by means of formal enforcement action using emergency prohibition procedures and those that have closed voluntarily.
The number of restaurants and caterers that have been closed formally or have closed voluntarily in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is as follows:
| Number of restaurants formally closed | Number of restaurants closed voluntarily | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 12 |
Data for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 is not yet available as district councils have until 31 May 2006 to submit returns for this period to the Food Standards Agency.
Sexual Health
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people in the Province aged 13 years and under have (a) attended sexual health clinics and (b) subsequently been referred to social services in each of the last five years. [62388]
Mr. Woodward: The information is as follows.
(a) Information on the total number of attendances at sexual health clinics by age is not routinely collected centrally. Information is, however, available on the number of new episodes of selected diagnoses 1 of sexually transmitted infections at Genito-Urinary Medicine clinics each year for those aged under 15. An individual may contribute to more than one diagnosis and/or more than one episode in a year. This information is shown in the following table.
| Number of new episodes of selected diagnoses(223) | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | <5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005(224) | <5 |
(223) Selected diagnoses include:
Uncomplicated genital chlamydial infection; Uncomplicated gonorrhoea; Primary and secondary infectious syphilis; Anogenital herpes simplex (first attack) and Anogenital warts (first attack).
(224) 2005 data are provisional.
Notes:
1. Figures are shown for calendar years.
2. Please note that cell sizes that have a value of less than 5 have been masked in order to help protect confidentiality.
Source:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland (CDSC (NI)).
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Additionally the number of HIV antibody tests carried out are available for those aged under 15 and are shown in the following table.
| Number of HIV antibody tests performed(225) | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | <5 |
| 2002 | <5 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005(226) | 21 |
(225) Until 1 April 2003 this figure comprised of code P1A only, which was described as HIV antibody counselling with testing. From 1 April 2003 this figure comprises codes P1A (HIV antibody testing (no sexual health screen) and S2 (HIV antibody test and sexual health screen)).
(226) 2005 data are provisional
Notes:
1. Figures are shown for calendar years.
2. Please note that cell sizes that have a value of less than 5 have been masked in order to help protect confidentiality.
Source:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland (CDSC (NI)).
Information is also available on the number of first attendances at family planning clinics by females aged under 16. The information is shown in the following table, for the calendar years 2001–04 1 .
| Number of first attendances | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 678 |
| 2002 | 657 |
| 2003 | 703 |
| 2004 | 611 |
(227) Information for 2005 is not yet available.
Note:
Corresponding information for males is not collected centrally.
Source:
Departmental Information Return, KT31.
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(b) The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Special Educational Needs
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time is in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland for assessment by an educational psychologist to assess the special educational needs of a child. [63380]
Angela E. Smith: The following table shows the average waiting times for assessment by an educational psychologist as at December 2005, the latest data available. The second column shows the average waiting times for an assessment by pupils at Stage 3 of the Code of Practice for the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs (the Code). It should be noted that there are no statutory time limits for provision of these assessments. Column three shows average waiting times for an assessment by pupils at Stage 4 of the Code. The statutory time limit in this case is 16 weeks.
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children with special education needs there were in (a) mainstream and (b) special schools in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [63384]
Angela E. Smith: The requested information is as follows:
Some of the pupils in the above table were in special units in mainstream schools and the remainder were in mainstream classes. A breakdown is given in the following two tables:
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(228) Data was only available for statemented children with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream primary classes and in special units in primary schools in 2001–02.
(229) In one post primary school, data was only available for statemented SEN children in mainstream classes in 2001–02 and 2002–03.
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much in additional resources was made available to each education and library board in Northern Ireland to ensure that the provision of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 could be met. [63385]
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Angela E. Smith: Additional resources made available to each education and library board in Northern Ireland to ensure that the provisions of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 could be met in schools are as outlined in the attached Appendix.
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