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Police Service of Northern Ireland

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been (a) questioned and (b) charged in connection with the recent attempted murders of Police Service of Northern Ireland officers in Londonderry and Dungannon. [168485]

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Paul Goggins: The PSNI has confirmed that two people were formally questioned in connection with the attempted murder of the PSNI officer in Dungannon but later released without charge. Three people have been formally questioned in connection with the attempted murder of the PSNI officer in Londonderry. PSNI investigations are continuing into both incidents.

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Graduates

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Police Service of Northern Ireland regular officers are university graduates, broken down by (a) rank, (b) age, (c) sex and (d) community background. [170487]

Paul Goggins: I am advised that since the PSNI was established in 2001 and recruiting was outsourced, educational qualifications have not been routinely requested or supplied. This is consistent with national recruitment policy. It is, therefore, not possible to accurately state how many officers are in possession of a primary degree or equivalent as this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Part-time Employment

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many regular officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland worked on a part-time basis in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) community background. [170493]

Paul Goggins: I am advised by PSNI that, as of 30 November 2007, the breakdown of regular officers working on a part-time basis is as follows:

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Number of officers working part-time basis
	Female	Male	Total
Protestant
Age b and
26-29	2	—	2
30-33	8	—	8
34-37	12	—	12
38-41	25	1	26
42-45	11	—	11
46-49	2	—	2
Total	60	1	61
Roman Catholic
Age b and
30-33	1	—	1
34-37	2	—	2
38-41	1	—	1
42-45	1	—	1
Total	5	—	5
Undetermined
Age b and
34-37	—	1	1
42-45	1	—	1
Total	1	1	2
Overall t otal
Community background
Protestant	60	1	61
Roman Catholic	5	0	5
Undetermined	1	1	2
Overall Total	66	2	68

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Secondment

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers were seconded to police forces in Great Britain in each year since 2005, broken down by (a) rank and (b) sex. [170491]

Paul Goggins: I am advised by PSNI that there have been no PSNI officers seconded to police forces in Great Britain since 2005. A number of officers have been seconded to a variety of policing agencies including Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). A breakdown by rank and gender is outlined in the following table.

Rank	Female	Male	Total
Constable	1	2	3
Sergeant	—	6	6
Inspector	2	6	8
Chief/Inspector	1	3	4
Superintendent	—	3	3
Chief/ Superintendent	—	3	3
ACC	1	—	1
Total	5	23	28

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Sick Leave

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Police Service of Northern Ireland (a) regular and (b) full-time reserve officers were on paid sick leave caused by stress in each financial year from 2002-03. [168536]

Paul Goggins: The number of (a) regular and (b) full-time reserve officers who were absent on grounds of stress (work related and non work related) during the years for which figures are requested is detailed in the following table.

	Regular officers	Full-time reserve officers
2002-03	377	156
2003-04	337	138
2004-05	322	91
2005-06	268	33
2006-07	282	22

The figures include all officers who took paid and unpaid sick leave at any time in each year. The number of officers absent and unpaid varies over the course of a year.

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Police Service of Northern Ireland: Training

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will break down the numbers of Police Service of Northern Ireland trainees by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) community background. [170486]

Paul Goggins: I am advised by PSNI that, as of 28 November 2007, the breakdown of the 206 police trainees is as follows:

Age bands	Number
18 to 20	14
21 to 25	69
26 to 30	63
31 to 35	33
36 to 40	19
41 to 45	6
46 to 47	2
Gender
Male	136
Female	70
Community background
Protestant	97
Catholic	107
Not determined	2

Prisoners Transfers

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland prisoners were transferred to prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months. [170458]

Paul Goggins: There have been no Northern Ireland prisoners transferred to prisons in England and Wales in the last 12 months.

Prisons: Mobile Phones

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many mobile telephones were seized in prisons in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months. [170456]

Paul Goggins: The following table sets out the number of mobile phones found in Northern Ireland prisons in each of the last 12 months.

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	Maghaberry	Magilligan	Hydebank
December 2006	4	3	0
January 2007	1	1	0
February 2007	4	2	0
March 2007	2	5	0
April 2007	1	3	0
May 2007	1	5	2
June 2007	1	4	0
July 2007	2	2	0
August 2007	1	5	0
September 2007	1	2	0
October 2007	8	5	0
November 2007	2	4	0
Total	28	41	2

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