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Ferry Services
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will discuss with ferry operators increasing competition on the Northern Ireland to England route. [95743]
David Cairns: I have no plans to do so. Development of seaborne transport links is a matter for commercial decisions by transport operators and the Northern Ireland ports.
Film Industry
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much revenue has been raised from the film production industry in Northern Ireland since 28 July 2005. [96133]
Maria Eagle: The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission is the lead organisation in developing the film and television industry in Northern Ireland. The Commission administers the Northern Ireland Film Production Fund which is a £5.5 million fund that aims to attract inward investment in the form of high value productions—both feature films and television drama—to shoot on location in Northern Ireland.
Since 28 July 2005, £8.1 million of additional revenue has been raised from the film production industry by this fund.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps have been taken to market Northern Ireland as a base for film production. [96134]
Maria Eagle: The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission is the lead organisation in developing the film and television industry in Northern Ireland. The Commission has a comprehensive marketing strategy in place and actively markets Northern Ireland as a location for film and television production. This strategy includes:
Advertising in leading trade papers such as Screen International, Broadcast and Variety and lobbying of local press to include articles or news items;
Establishing a joint marketing initiative with the Irish Film Board (Irish Pavilion) at Cannes where high-level meetings are conducted with recognised producers, decision-makers, influences and financiers of independent film;
Support of the UK Pavilion (PACT) at MipTV and MipCom in Cannes;
Use of a number of mediums such as the NIFTC's website, CINI magazine, e-zines and the NIFTC's Production Guide to continually inform the film and television market of the benefits of Northern Ireland as a film location.
In the three year period to 31 March 2007 the Commission expects to have attracted 17 film and television drama productions to shoot on location in Northern Ireland.
Needle and Syringe Exchange
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pharmacies in Northern Ireland have participated in the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme in each year since its introduction. [96973]
Paul Goggins: The number of pharmacies in Northern Ireland that have participated in the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme in each year since its introduction is shown in the following table.
The Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme was introduced in Northern Ireland in April 2001.
| Number of pharmacies | |
| (1) Initially there were five participating pharmacies in the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme but by the end of 2001-02 there were eight | |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many returns of used drug-taking equipment there were within the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. [96982]
Paul Goggins: The drug-taking equipment that is issued to clients in the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme is returned in black CinBins. The participating pharmacies in the scheme record the number of bins returns at each visit, but these bins are never opened and so the exact number of needles and syringes returned is not recorded.
The following table shows the number of visits where the client has returned at least one bin, and the total number of bins returned.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of visits to pharmacies participating in the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme were made by (a) people aged (i) under 21, (ii) between 21 and 30, (iii) between 31 and 40 and (iv) over 40 years of age, (b) males (A) in total, (B) under 21, (C) between 21 and 30, (D) between 31 and 40 and (E) over 40 years of age and (c) females (1) in total, (2) under 21, (3) between 21 and 30, (4) between 31 and 40 and (5) over 40 years of age in each of the last three years. [96985]
Paul Goggins: The following table shows what percentage of visits to pharmacies participating in the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme were made by (a) people aged (i) under 21, (ii) between 21 and 30, (iii) between 31 and 40, and (iv) over 40 years of age, in each of the last three years.
The age categories in this question are different from those used in the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme annual reports, and so the following tables cannot be compared to the age profile given in the annual reports.
| Percentage | |||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
The following table shows what percentage of visits to pharmacies participating in the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme were made by
(b) males, (A) in total, (B) under 21, (C) between 21 and 30, (D) between 31 and 40, and (E) over 40 years of age in each of the last three years.
| Percentage | |||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
The following table shows what percentage of visits to pharmacies participating in the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme were made by (c) females (1) in-total, (2) under 21, (e) between 21 and 30, (4) between 31 and 40 and (5) over 40 years of age in each of the last three years.
| Percentage | |||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) syringes and (b) needles were issued as part of the Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. [96986]
Paul Goggins: The following table shows the number of syringes and needles issued in each of the last three years by the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange scheme.
| Number | |||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what proportion of those visiting pharmacies participating in the Northern Ireland needle and syringe exchange scheme reported (a) themselves to be new users of the scheme and (b) that they had shared needles in each of the last three years. [96987]
Paul Goggins: The following table shows the number of clients visiting the Northern Ireland needle and syringe exchange scheme (a) (i) who reported themselves to be new users of the scheme and also the number of clients (b) (i) who reported that had ‘currently shared equipment’.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
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Number of visits where a client reported themselves to be a new user to the scheme | |||
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Number of visits where a client reported currently sharing equipment | |||
The following table shows the percentage of (a) (ii) clients who reported themselves to be new users of the scheme and the percentage of (b) (ii) clients who reported that they had “currently shared equipment” of the overall total number of visits made to the scheme.
| Percentage | |||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
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Percentage of visits where a client reported themselves to be a new user to the scheme | |||
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Percentage of visits where a client reported currently sharing equipment | |||
As the data are collected in an anonymised form it is not possible to report directly on the number of individuals using the needle and syringe exchange scheme, therefore figures are expressed as a percentage of the total number of visits.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many visits were made to pharmacies in Northern Ireland participating in the needle and syringe exchange scheme in each of the last three years. [96988]
Paul Goggins: The following table shows the number of visits that were made to pharmacies in Northern Ireland participating in the needle and syringe exchange scheme in each of the last three years by users of the scheme.
| Number of visits | |
PFI Projects
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by his Department on Private Finance Initiative projects postponed pending further consideration or stopped in the last 12 months. [96812]
Mr. Hanson: There has been no expenditure by the Northern Ireland Departments or the Northern Ireland Office on private finance initiative projects postponed pending further consideration or stopped in the last 12 months.
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