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The number of prisoners facilitated is as follows:
| Number | |
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 | |
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.
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:
(a) Broken down by management type—grant maintained integrated, three Roman Catholic maintained, seven controlled and two voluntary grammar.
(b) Broken down by education and library board—four in the SEELB, five in the BELB, one in the WELB and three in the NEELB.
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:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about 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). I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Water Service.
The estimated level of water lost through leakage in the three years from 2003/04 to 2005/06 is as follows:-
| Leakage (megalitres) | |
The final outturn for March 2007 is not yet available but Water Service is on schedule to achieve its set target of 61,685 Megalitres.
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:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about 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). I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Water Service.
No hosepipe bans have been introduced in Northern Ireland in the last 10 years. Temporary prohibitions on non-essential hosepipe usage were last introduced in 1995. Anyone contravening the ban would have been liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200. Water Service has no record of any convictions during that time.
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
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:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/21/Table115_id 1156021.xls
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/22/Table116_id 1156022.xls
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 | |
| 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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