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Water/Sewerage Services

Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average monthly cost to consumers was of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services to (i) metered and (ii) unmetered customers in each water supply area in 2006-07. [103247]

Ian Pearson: Ofwat is the economic regulator for the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales. In December 2004 it set price limits for the period 2005-10.

The following table sets out the forecast average monthly cost of water and sewerage services in 2006-07, for metered and unmetered customers. Each figure is based on the forecast annual average bill for the particular service. Individual bills can be more or less than the average. More information can be found in Ofwat's “Water and sewerage charges 2006-07” report.

£
Unmetered water Metered water Unmetered sewerage Metered sewerage

Water and sewerage companies

Anglian

14

10

17

13

Dwr Cymru

13

9

18

11

Northumbrian

11

10

13

11

Northumbrian

10

9

13

11

Essex and Suffolk

14

11

Severn Trent

12

10

11

11

South West

17

12

30

18

Southern

10

9

18

14

Thames

14

12

9

8

United Utilities

12

11

14

13

Wessex

15

11

16

12

Yorkshire

12

10

13

11

Water only companies

Bournemouth and West Hampshire

12

10

Bristol

12

10

Cambridge

10

8

Cholderton

15

12

Dee Valley

11

8

Folkestone and Dover

15

13

Mid Kent

14

11

Portsmouth

7

7

South East

14

12

South Staffordshire

9

9

Sutton and East Surrey

13

10

Tendring Hundred

17

12

Three Valleys

13

11

Average monthly cost 2006-07

Northern Ireland

Car Parking (Coleraine)

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the Department of Regional Development to start work on site to provide multi storey car parking in Coleraine. [104149]


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Mr. Hanson: The Department for Social Development issued a development brief in respect of the Abbey Street and Mall car park sites in November 2005. One of the objectives of the development brief was to address the parking shortfall in Coleraine town centre. The Department is currently assessing the development proposals which have been submitted in response to the development brief. It is hoped that the Department will be in a position to appoint a preferred developer or developers for these sites by mid 2007. This would allow construction work to commence on one of them by early 2008.

Children/Young People Strategy

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the timescale is for the development of the action plan for the 2006 to 2016 strategy for children and young people. [103444]

Maria Eagle: I intend to publish the action plan before the end of the year.

Dromore Central Primary School

Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made on the acquisition of a site for the new Dromore Central primary school. [103800]

Maria Eagle: I understand that the Southern Education and Library Board have been investigating site options for Dromore Central primary school and are pursuing the acquisition of a new site at Mossvale Road, Dromore.

Olympics (2012)

Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what bids he has made for Northern Ireland to host events during the 2012 Olympic games. [103801]

Maria Eagle: As set out in London 2012's Candidate File, if Northern Ireland develops its planned multi-sport stadium, this venue will be considered as a location for preliminary rounds of the Olympic football competition. Northern Ireland will also seek to host pre-games training and acclimatisation camps. In addition, it is intended that events which are part of the cultural Olympiad including the torch relay will take place in Northern Ireland.

Planning Service

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new planning officers (a) were recruited by and (b) left the Planning Service in each of the municipal areas in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [102357]

David Cairns: The information requested is not available by municipal area but can be provided on the basis of the Planning Service’s various offices, which are spread throughout Northern Ireland.


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Recruitment of planning officers
Year of recruitment
Allocated to: 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006( 1) Total

Ballymena

8

9

10

12

39

Belfast

10

8

4

6

28

Coleraine

6

5

7

2

20

Craigavon

16

12

17

13

58

Downpatrick

11

7

9

8

35

HQ

15

13

11

5

44

Enniskillen

2

1

0

1

4

Omagh

10

4

7

12

33

Derry

3

3

4

1

11

(1) To date.
Note:
This does not include staff already in post who were successful on external competitions.

Planning officers who left the planning service (resignations and retirements)
Division 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006( 1) Total

Ballymena

3

1

4

6

14

Belfast

2

2

1

2

5

12

Coleraine

1

2

3

Craigavon

2

2

3

6

13

Downpatrick

1

2

4

3

7

17

HQ

4

3

2

6

6

21

Enniskillen

2

1

3

Omagh

1

2

1

3

2

9

Derry

2

2

1

5

(1) To date.

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