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Vehicle Tests

Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time for a vehicle test was (a) in each test centre and (b) in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available. [79297]

David Cairns: The average waiting time for a vehicle test at each test centre and the Northern Ireland average for the week ending 17 June 2006 is set out in the table.


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Centre Average waiting time (days)

Armagh

58

Ballymena

33

Balmoral

30

Coleraine

20

Cookstown

39

Craigavon

44

Downpatrick

50

Enniskillen

43

Larne

25

Lisburn

33

Mallusk

28

New Buildings

28

Newry

57

Newtownards

34

Omagh

33

Northern Ireland

38


Waste Recycling

Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of waste from Government Departments in Northern Ireland was recycled in the last period for which figures are available. [79537]

David Cairns: Data has not been collected in this form. However, waste management action plans have now been prepared for all 11 NICS Departments in accordance with a requirement of the recently published “Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland”. Copies of these documents may be found in the Library.

The first round of monitoring of Departments’ performance against their plans will take place at the end of the first year.

Wind Turbines (Acute Hospitals)

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the annual total effect on costs if each of Northern Ireland’s acute hospitals were to construct a wind turbine in their grounds similar to that operated by Antrim Hospital. [79457]

Paul Goggins: If wind turbines were to be successfully installed at the nine acute hospital sites identified in “Developing Better Services” the estimated total net reduction in payments to the electricity supply company would be £495,000 at current price levels.

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