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| Number of staff with periods of sick leave of Less than five days by Department 2003-04 | ||||
| Department | Five or more occasions | Four occasions | Three occasions | Two occasions |
| Number of staff with periods of sick leave of less than five days by department: 2002-03 | ||||
| Department | Five or more occasions | Four occasions | Three occasions | Two occasions |
Diversiton Multi-faith Calendar
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was donated to the diversiton multi-faith calendar 2006 by the (a) Northern Ireland Office and (b) Police Service of Northern Ireland. [65351]
Mr. Hain: As sponsors of the 2006 multi-faith calendar (a) Northern Ireland Office purchased 500 calendars at a cost of £2,375 and (b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland purchased 250 calendars at a cost of £1,500. The calendars were widely distributed throughout each organisation as part of ongoing work to improve understanding of diversity.
Eid-ul-Adha Reception
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total travelling and subsistence costs were associated with the attendance by civil servants from the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland departments at the recent Eid-ul-Adha reception in London hosted by the Civil Service Islamic Society. [65350]
Mr. Hain: The total travelling and subsistence costs for three Northern Ireland Office officials to attend the Reception were £338.
IRA Army Council
Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who he has identified as the members of the Army Council of the Provisional IRA. [71319]
Paul Goggins: The hon. Gentleman will be aware that it is the long-standing policy of the Government not to comment on matters of intelligence or individual cases.
National Stadium
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what work has been carried out by each of the responsible Northern Ireland Departments in respect of preparing an estimate of the costs of building a new national stadium. [71117]
Mr. Hanson: An economic appraisal has been carried out by independent consultants on behalf of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) and the Strategic Investment Board (SIB) on the costs of building a multi-sports stadium in Northern Ireland and was completed in September 2005. This estimated the costs of building a new 42,000 seater stadium to be c.£88 million in April 2005 prices.
Raymond McCord
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to receive the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's report on her investigation into the 1997 murder of Raymond McCord Jr. [72714]
Paul Goggins: The Police Ombudsman has advised that at report of the investigation into matters related to the murder of Raymond McCord Jr. is nearing completion. The Police Ombudsman’s investigation is as a result of a complaint from Raymond McCord Sr. about the handling of the police investigation of his son’s murder, not about the murder itself.
South Eastern Music Centre
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding was made available by the Department for Education to the South Eastern Music Centre in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and what plans he has to increase funding. [72511]
Maria Eagle: The music service is funded from within the South Eastern Education and Library-Board’s (SEELB) Curriculum Advisory and Support Service (CASS) budget. It is therefore a matter for the SEELB to decide how to distribute their overall funding across the services that they provide.
The budget allocated to the music service by the SEELB in each of the last five years was as follows:
| Amount (£) | |
Special Advisers
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years. [69228]
Paul Goggins: The information requested is as follows.
(a) Since 2003, the Government have published on an annual basis the names and overall cost of special advisers and the number in each pay band. For information relating to the last financial year I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement made by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, on 21 July 2005, Official Report, columns 158-61WS.
Information on special advisers for this financial year is currently being collected and will be published in the normal way when it is ready.
(b) in 2005-06 travel costs for special advisers totalled £42,536.18.
(c) in 2005-06 subsistence costs for special advisers totalled £1,641.23.
(d) in 2005-06 there was no expenditure on removal expenses.
All official travel by special advisers is undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.
Information on prior years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
University of Ulster
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many non-EU students have been enrolled at each University of Ulster campus in each of the last three years. [73203]
Maria Eagle: The information requested is as follows.
| Non-EU domiciled enrolments at the University of Ulster by campus 2002-03 to 2004-05 | |||||
| Academic year | University of Ulster Campus | ||||
| Belfast | Coleraine | Jordanstown | Magee | Total | |
| Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) |
HESA data relating to the 2005-06 academic year are not available at this time.
Unpaid Fines (Imprisonment)
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people spent time in prison for unpaid (a) fines and (b) other forms of fixed penalty in Northern Ireland during 2005. [70912]
Paul Goggins: In 2005, there were 1,814 prison receptions for fine default in Northern Ireland. The
number of individuals received into prison for fine default was 1,599. The majority served only one period in custody for fine default; 175 individuals served multiple periods in custody (one up to seven periods).
Of the 1,599 individuals received into prison for fine default, 16 related to failure to pay fixed penalties; each served one period in custody.
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