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Police
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 18 April 2006, Official Report, column 499W on police, how many people were in each category of applicants. [67133]
Mr. Woodward: I am advised that the number of people in each category of applicants for the last two PSNI trainee constable competitions were as follows:
| Competition | Number of Protestant applications | Number of Catholic applications | Number non-determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3876 | 2068 | 162 |
| 10 | 4572 | 2851 | 268 |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Police Service of Northern Ireland students have been (a) disciplined and (b) expelled while undergoing their training in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage this is of the total intake in each year. [65333]
Mr. Woodward:
It is not possible to provide this information prior to November 2001, as records before this date show no distinction between officers undergoing initial training (now termed 'student'
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officers) and those who have completed initial training ('probationer constables'). To this end, the figures prior to November 2001 cannot be provided.
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The figures for November 2001 onwards are as follows:
Road Tax
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been caught by road tax detection devices in each of the last five years, broken down by police region. [28845]
Angela E. Smith: On the road detection of vehicle excise duty evasion by Driver and Vehicle Licensing's (DVLNI) Automated Number Plate Readers (ANPRs) was introduced in 2001. Separate recording of ANPR detections disaggregated from those detected by Police or traffic wardens only started in 2002. The figures are:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 5,501 |
| 2003–04 | 6,024 |
| 2004–05 | 12,543 |
These figures are not recorded by police region.
Road Traffic Accidents
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries have been caused by road traffic accidents in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [67619]
Mr. Woodward: The information requested by the hon. Member is available on the Police Service of Northern Ireland website at www.psni.police.uk.
Shared Future Document
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when action plans will be produced by Departments to implement the recommendations of the Shared Future document. [66402]
Angela E. Smith: The first triennial action plan of A Shared Future was launched by my noble friend the Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Lord Rooker) on 27 April.
I have arranged for copies of the action plan to be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Sinn Fein/IRA Stormont Spy Ring
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were assisted to move house as a result of the discovery of the Sinn Fein/IRA Stormont spy ring; and how many people had additional security measures fitted to their homes. [65323]
Mr. Woodward: The numbers of people assisted to move house and provided with home security measures as a result of the compromise of information in 2002 are as follows:
Statemented Children
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) number and (b) percentage of children with special educational needs have been (i) statemented and (ii) not statemented in the 100 (A) primary and (B) secondary schools in Northern Ireland with the (1) highest and (2) lowest percentage of children receiving free school meals in each of the last three years. [66085]
Angela E. Smith: The requested information is as follows:
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Note:
Figures relate to post primary pupils and pupils in year 1 to year 7 classes in primary schools.
Taxis
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the reasons are for the time taken to introduce legislation on taxi regulation in Northern Ireland; and when he expects this legislation to be introduced. [66963]
Angela E. Smith: The necessary legislation to enable the Department of Environment to implement changes on taxi regulation is substantially drafted. We plan to start consulting on the draft legislation later this month.
Television Licences
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) men and (b) women were successfully prosecuted during 2005 for not having a television licence in Northern Ireland. [65876]
Mr. Hanson: A total of 6,711 television licence cases were laid for Northern Ireland in 2005. A gender breakdown is not available.
Tourism
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what promotional activities are planned by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board to market Northern Ireland in Scotland during 2006. [65878]
Angela E. Smith:
Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing Northern Ireland as a preferred holiday destination in Great Britain and overseas. Tourism Ireland works closely with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board to fulfil this remit.
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During 2006, Tourism Ireland's Glasgow office is undertaking the following marketing activities:
57 Scottish cinemas showing Northern Ireland advertisements during the run of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe":
National (Great Britain) print advertisements in Scottish editions of newspapers— reaching the target audience of two million of sightseers and culture seekers plus additional five insertions in 'Scotland on Sunday':
Four Scottish coach operators and group organisers attending the Northern Ireland educational visit in September:
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Northern Ireland Tourist Board spent on promoting Northern Ireland as a tourist destination in the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years. [66941]
Angela E. Smith: The Northern Ireland Tourist Board has an office in Dublin which includes a tourist information centre (TIC) and also a marketing team.
The annual spend in the RoI office during the period 2001–02 to 2005–06 varied by year and is detailed in the following table. The total spend figures include the running costs of the premises in Dublin.
Some of the promotion and advertising figures which may be of specific interest are itemised as follows.
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