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Vehicle Theft

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) thefts from a vehicle and (b) thefts of a vehicle there were in each District Command Unit in Northern Ireland in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06, broken down by (A) urban and (B) rural area. [78724]

Paul Goggins: The information requested is contained in the following tables:

Urban region—Theft from motor vehicles
Recorded
District Command Unit 2004-05 2005-06

Antrim

13

123

Ards

121

74

East Belfast

321

178

North Belfast

498

263

South Belfast

1,123

637

West Belfast

229

215

Carrickfergus

50

31

Castlereagh

232

162

Larne

52

52

Lisburn

525

435

Newtownabbey

217

207

North Down

148

120


Rural region—Theft from motor vehicles
Recorded
District Command Unit 2004-05 2005-06

Armagh

50

71

Banbridge

66

47

Ballymena

94

101

Ballymoney

23

11

Coleraine

198

142

Cookstown

39

29

Craigavon

223

285

Dungannon and South Tyrone

68

83

Down

206

195

Fermanagh

159

144

Foyle

188

201

Limavady

58

87

Magherafelt

11

30

Moyle

26

10

Newry and Mourne

238

407

Omagh

42

43

Strabane

34

21


Urban region—Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicles
Recorded
District Command Unit 2004-05 2005-06

Antrim

108

102

Ards

99

84

East Belfast

213

154

North Belfast

498

344

South Belfast

646

405

West Belfast

423

452

Carrickfergus

42

25

Castlereagh

143

95

Lame

40

29

Lisburn

415

338

Newtownabbey

182

139

North Down

99

73



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Rural Region—Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicles
Recorded
District Command Unit 2004-05 2005-06

Armagh

79

92

Banbridge

48

54

Ballymena

66

84

Ballymoney

23

18

Coleraine

97

59

Cookstown

50

40

Craigavon

151

119

Dungannon and South Tyrone

99

96

Down

143

146

Fermanagh

53

38

Foyle

251

278

Limavady

46

49

Magherafelt

22

35

Moyle

23

19

Newry and Mourne

311

266

Omagh

44

50

Strabane

42

38


Waiting Lists/Times

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting period was in each board area for NHS (a) hearing aid tests, (b) colonoscopy, (c) neurophysiology, (d) gastroscopy, (e) cystoscopy, (f) bone density scans, (g) MRI scans, (h) echocardiography, (i) barium enema and (j) CT scans in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [87991]

Paul Goggins: Information on waiting times for each of the diagnostic tests listed (b) to (j) is not routinely collected and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Information on waiting times for hearing aid tests is not held centrally and will take some time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member with the information as soon as it is available and place a copy in the Library.

I fully recognise that many patients are waiting too long for a whole range of diagnostic tests. I am determined to put measures in place to ensure that these waiting times are collected to give a more accurate reflection of the total waiting time patients experience from referral by their GP to completion of their treatment. I have established a dedicated team within the Department’s service delivery unit to focus on waiting times for diagnostic tests. An exercise to assess diagnostic capacity and demand is due to be completed before the end of the summer and work is under way to develop weekly waiting time information for diagnostic tests.

Weapons

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many personal protection weapons on licence have been returned on request in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [77371]

Paul Goggins: The Chief Constable informs me that statistics are not readily available to enable him to provide this information, and that such data could be obtained only at disproportionate costs to public funds.


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Workplace 2010 Strategy

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the Workplace 2010 strategy on civil servants in (a) Waterside House, (b) Carlisle House and (c) Orchard House in Derry to ensure that existing civil service jobs remain in Derry; and whether there are further plans to move jobs out of Derry. [90792]

Mr. Hanson: The proposed Workplace 2010 contract includes the refurbishment of Waterside House, Carlisle House and Orchard House. The refurbishment programme will improve the working environment for staff, provide much more flexibility and increase the capacity of the three buildings. Current planning assumptions are that the existing staff will remain in Derry. Under Workplace 2010 there are no plans to relocate these staff out of Derry.

Home Department

Approved Premises

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places in approved hostels in England and Wales are occupied by persons convicted of sexual offences (a) on licence and (b) as a condition of a community penalty. [87794]

Mr. Sutcliffe: Statistical information about the type of offences committed by offenders residing in approved premises is not collected centrally

Asylum/Immigration

Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers deported from the UK in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003, (e) 2004 and (f) 2005, were (i) of school age and (ii) enrolled in a school or college; and if he will make a statement.[30063]

Mr. Byrne: Information on asylum seekers enrolled in a school or college is not available. The following table shows the number of asylum seekers removed for the period 2004 and 2005, and includes those who were under the age of eighteen at the date of their removal. Data are unavailable for the years 2000 to 2003 due to data quality issues.

Removals, voluntary departures( 1) , and assisted returns of asylum applicants, including dependants, by quarter, in 2004 and 2005( 2,3)
Number of asylum applicants
Quarter
Q1 2004 Q2 2004 Q3 2004 Q4 2004 Total 2004

Total asylum applicants removed

4,090

3,790

3,595

3,435

14,915

of whom:

Adults

3,480

3,295

3,180

3,025

12,985

Minors(4)

605

485

410

405

1,900

Unknown(5)

5

10

10

5

25


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