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The number of prisoners facilitated is as follows:

Number

2002-03

(1)914

2003-04

(1)

2004-05

443

2005-06

496

2006-07 to February

466

Total

2,319


The NT Prison Service also has a policy of continuing community substitution programmes when a prisoner is committed to prison; this has been in place since September 2004. This aspect cannot be accurately costed as much depends on the drug and dosage used and the length of time that the individual is kept on the programme—some will still be on it when discharged. The number of prisoners involved is as follows:

Number

2004

14

2005

19

2006

23

2007 to February

5

Total

61


In addition, the Prison Service has a detailed detoxification protocol which sets out recommendations for treatment and support to prisoners who allege that they are addicted to drugs or alcohol but who are not participating in a community substitution programme. It is not possible to put a cost against such treatments or identify the number of prisoners treated.

Racial Harassment

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many victims of racist incidents have been helped under the Practical Actions scheme of his Department’s Community Safety Unit since the scheme’s inception. [127187]

Mr. Hanson: The Practical Actions scheme has been developed by the Community Safety Unit in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the PSNI. The scheme provides personal and home security measures to victims of hate incidents where an individual has suffered a hate incident at or near their home or where an individual’s home has been damaged as a result of a hate incident. The scheme has been available to victims since February and to date two victims of racist incidents have received support under the scheme.

Railways: Northern Ireland

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if Translink will make an estimate of the cost of providing a passing loop in the Ballykelly area for trains between Coleraine and Londonderry. [120287]

David Cairns: Translink estimate the cost of providing a passing loop at Ballykelly to be £500,000.


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However, this would also require the introduction of a new signalling system between Castlerock and Londonderry at an estimated cost of between £8.5 million and £10 million.

Roads: Scotland

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent representations he has made to the Scottish Executive in relation to the upgrading of (a) the A75 Stranraer to Dumfries Road and (b) the A77 Stranraer to Ayr road. [120433]

David Cairns: There have been no representations.

Schools

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schools the Minister for Higher and Further Education has visited since her appointment to the Department, broken down by (a) management type and (b) education and library board; and if he will make a statement. [120429]

Maria Eagle: Since my appointment to the Department of Employment and Learning, as Minister for Further and Higher Education, I have not visited any schools. However, as Minister for Education, I have visited a total of 13 schools:

Water Service: Standards

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the amount of water lost through leakage in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [128137]

David Cairns: The Chief Executive of Water Service (Mrs. Katharine Bryan) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question.

Letter from Mrs. Katharine Bryan, dated 20 March 2007:

Leakage (megalitres)

2003-04

83,950

2004-05

74,095

2005-06

64,970



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Water: Shortages

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hosepipe bans were introduced in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; how many breaches of each ban were recorded; and what penalty was enforced in each case. [128138]

David Cairns: The Chief Executive of Water Service (Mrs. Katharine Bryan) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question.

Letter from Mrs. Katharine Bryan, dated 20 March 2007:

Communities and Local Government

Community Development

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps she plans to take to encourage councils to develop neighbourhood charters. [128220]

Mr. Woolas: The Government have agreed a protocol on the production of non-statutory guidance with the Local Government Association. As such we are working with the Local Government Association, the Improvement and Development Agency and a range of other stakeholders to ensure that there is appropriate advice available to help local authorities develop effective local charters with local communities; and to fit them coherently into the overall sustainable community strategy for the area..

Community Development: Ethnic Groups

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2007, Official Report, columns 314-5W, on religious groups, which (a) Hindu, (b) Sikh and (c) Muslim organisations received funding from the communities capacity building fund in each of the last five years; and how much has been allocated to each organisation for 2006-07. [124538]

Mr. Woolas: The faith communities capacity building fund was established in 2005, with the first round of grants to organisations being made in 2006-07. A list of all those organisations which received funding in the first round 2006-07, including the details of funding amounts for each organisation can be obtained from
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the community development foundation (CDF) website www.cdf.org.uk. A breakdown of this information by faith group is also available in the House Library.

Council Houses

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many council houses are owned by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations in each London borough; and how many additional houses have been provided by (i) local authorities and (ii) housing associations in each of the last 10 years. [110615]

Yvette Cooper: Information on the stock of social rent housing by local authority area can be found on the Communities and Local Government website:


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Registered social landlords

Local authorities

The numbers of social rent housing units built or acquired in each London borough in each of the last 10 years are tabulated as follows. The majority of public sector investment for new social housing goes to housing associations as they can lever in around 40 per cent. independent borrowing and deliver more units than local authorities for a given amount of public subsidy. The Government are currently looking at ways for local authorities to play a greater role in building more homes.

Social rent housing units built or acquired by local authority area: London
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

City of London

0

67

0

28

132

76

88

0

48

178

Barking and Dagenham

330

153

194

211

190

279

162

124

163

190

Barnet

171

259

344

132

159

145

177

113

142

216

Bexley

120

154

158

145

46

33

143

48

31

46

Brent

297

267

208

217

310

415

196

225

158

168

Bromley

326

157

167

266

264

147

168

90

60

212

Camden

436

284

183

323

158

164

126

81

188

72

Croydon

484

456

369

338

251

398

264

82

156

184

Ealing

76

173

208

166

137

119

120

122

171

188

Enfield

279

109

208

133

249

437

303

238

281

236

Greenwich

200

212

269

183

264

324

217

410

135

184

Hackney

533

640

560

328

191

271

300

226

229

130

Hammersmith and Fulham

291

314

267

107

167

132

116

358

166

68

Haringey

318

271

264

165

241

234

127

228

184

226

Harrow

113

71

85

53

118

113

102

90

52

25

Havering

143

64

58

57

19

183

36

28

69

6

Hillingdon

455

237

397

240

305

237

118

128

84

74

Hounslow

267

104

181

143

72

182

110

237

81

94

Islington

382

225

211

135

166

111

183

261

187

253

Kensington and Chelsea

405

269

141

225

93

114

121

178

25

79

Kingston upon Thames

143

82

84

61

113

66

41

39

127

4

Lambeth

294

220

199

217

190

166

215

206

173

288

Lewisham

222

326

367

183

254

196

191

277

399

318

Merton

229

212

119

187

76

103

75

55

108

101

Newham

430

457

365

232

187

351

246

217

292

266

Redbridge

111

197

89

167

151

258

159

90

179

92

Richmond upon Thames

95

21

70

70

55

41

13

98

123

60

Southwark

266

232

171

162

250

205

287

231

301

252

Sutton

309

63

39

127

204

127

161

111

214

266

Tower Hamlets

280

435

340

316

235

387

380

431

194

675

Waltham Forest

235

322

338

180

321

239

232

182

104

133

Wandsworth

189

72

83

121

60

49

61

49

98

9

Westminster

818

185

216

226

456

307

172

120

215

280

Total

9,247

7,310

6,952

5,844

6,084

6,609

5,410

5,373

5,137

5,573

Note:
Of the figures shown 303 units were provided by local authorities with the remainder provided by registered social landlords (RSLs). Includes RSL units with Housing Corporation funding and those funded solely through section 106 agreements.
Source:
Housing Corporation, local authorities

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