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David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officers from (a) other UK and (b) foreign police services are on secondment to the Police Service Northern Ireland. [70456]

Paul Goggins: There are currently 19 personnel seconded into the PSNI (including secondments into the Historical Enquiry Team) from other UK forces. There are no officers on secondment from foreign police services.

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many temporary advances of pay are outstanding in the Police Service Northern Ireland; and what the total cost is of those advances. [70457]

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Paul Goggins: The PSNI have confirmed that they currently have no outstanding temporary advances of pay.

Road Fatalities

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many road accidents in Northern Ireland which resulted in fatalities were a direct result of (a) speeding and (b) driving under the
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influence of (i) drink and (ii) drugs over the last three years, broken down by parliamentary constituency; and if he will make a statement. [69649]

Paul Goggins: The statistics for road accidents resulting in fatalities are provided in the following tables. This information is not recorded by parliamentary constituency but rather by district command unit. Table B provides overall figures for individuals driving under the influence of drink or drugs as it is not possible to separate these.

(a) Road accidents resulting in fatalities which were a direct result of excessive speed
District command unit	2003	2004	2005	Total
Antrim	2	1	1	4
Ards	1	0	0	1
Armagh	3	1	2	6
Banbridge	2	0	0	2
East Belfast	0	0	0	0
North Belfast	0	1	0	1
South Belfast	0	0	2	2
West Belfast	1	1	1	3
Ballymena	3	1	0	4
Ballymoney	0	1	0	1
Carrickfergus	1	0	0	1
Coleraine	2	0	1	3
Cookstown	0	0	1	1
Craigavon	0	0	0	0
Castlereagh	0	1	0	1
Dungannon and South Tyrone	0	0	0	0
Down	1	2	1	4
Fermanagh	1	0	2	3
Foyle	0	1	2	3
Lame	0	0	1	1
Limavady	0	1	0	1
Lisburn	3	2	0	5
Magherafelt	0	2	2	4
Moyle	1	1	0	2
Newtownabbey	0	0	1	1
North Down	2	0	0	2
Newry and Mourne	2	6	3	11
Omagh	3	1	1	5
Strabane	1	0	0	1
Total	29	23	21	73

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(b) Road accidents resulting in fatalities which were a direct result of driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs
District command unit	2003	2004	2005	Total
Antrim	2	0	0	2
Ards	2	1	1	4
Armagh	0	1	0	1
Banbridge	2	1	0	3
East Belfast	0	0	0	0
North Belfast	1	1	0	2
South Belfast	1	0	0	1
West Belfast	2	0	0	2
Ballymena	1	0	1	2
Ballymoney	0	0	2	2
Carrickfergus	0	0	0	0
Coleraine	0	2	1	3
Cookstown	0	0	1	1
Craigavon	1	0	0	1
Castlereagh	0	0	1	1
Dungannon and South Tyrone	2	2	1	5
Down	1	0	1	2
Fermanagh	0	4	2	6
Foyle	0	2	1	3
Larne	1	2	0	3
Limavady	2	1	1	4
Lisburn	3	0	2	5
Magherafelt	2	0	2	4
Moyle	0	0	0	0
Newtownabbey	0	1	1	2
North Down	1	0	1	2
Newry and Mourne	5	5	1	11
Omagh	0	1	2	3
Strabane	0	0	0	0
Total	29	24	22	75

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