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District Policing Partnerships: Standards

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which district policing partnerships did not meet the key performance indicator targets set by the Policing Board in 2006-07; and by how much they missed each target. [207673]

Paul Goggins: For the 2006-07 reporting period, District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) carried out a self-assessment of their effectiveness against the targets set out in the DPP Monitoring Framework. The targets for DPPs reflect their statutory functions, as set out in the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. I will write to the hon. Gentleman with details of those DPPs that did not achieve set targets. The Northern Ireland Policing Board recognises the importance of DPP effectiveness and was pleased that the 2006-07 assessment found the majority of targets set were met by most DPPs. The Board reviewed the performance management system for DPPs, and introduced a new effectiveness framework in April 2008.

Elections: Fraud

Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent assessment he has made of the changes in the levels of electoral fraud in Northern Ireland as a result of the introduction of individual electoral registration. [219069]


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Paul Goggins: The Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 introduced a number of measures—including individual registration—to address the perception of electoral fraud, which was seen to be undermining the democratic process in Northern Ireland. Both the Electoral Commission and the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland believe that since these measures were introduced the potential for fraud has been reduced and confidence has been largely restored. Successive Electoral Commission reports have affirmed this.

The Commission’s report on the March 2007 Assembly elections stated that while some perceptions of fraud persist among a proportion of the public in Northern Ireland, these

Fairtrade Initiative

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2008, Official Report, columns 567-68W, on the Fair Trade initiative, how much his Department spent on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of this expenditure was on Fair Trade products. [211571]

Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office does not separately record the amount of expenditure on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements, nor do we record the amount spent on Fairtrade goods.

Homicide

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many murders committed in Northern Ireland in each year since 1978 remain unsolved. [207740]

Paul Goggins: The following table details the information requested.


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Number

1978

96

1979

134

1980

96

1981

116

1982

111

1983

96

1984

73

1985

59

1986

88

1987

117

1988

114

1989

71

1990

82

1991

118

1992

111

1993

104

1994

80

1995

22

1996

39

1997

42

1998

50

1999

32

2000

42

2001

55

2002

35

2003

33

2004

4

2005

9

2006

2

2007

3


Lost Working Days

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many working days have been lost due to industrial action by employees for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997. [218052]

Paul Goggins: The information held within the Northern Ireland Office relates only to days lost due to industrial action by current staff. Staff who have left the Department or transferred out of the Department are not included in the figures and so we are unable to provide total figures for days lost due to industrial action.

Maze Prison

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has had discussions with the Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister in Northern Ireland on the former Maze site (a) before and (b) since his recent public comments on the future use of the site. [220159]

Paul Goggins: During the course of his duties, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State naturally has discussions with members of the devolved administration from time to time.

Speed Limits: Cameras

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much revenue has been generated from fines imposed as a result of offences detected by speed cameras in each council area in Northern Ireland in each year since 2003. [215736]

Paul Goggins: The following table outlines the amount of revenue from fixed penalty notices for excess speed in each police District Command Unit. Data cover the calendar years 2003 to 2007.


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Amount of revenue received for fixed penalty notices for excess speed by district command unit (DCU) 2003 - 07
£
DCU 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Antrim

660

0

0

0

0

Armagh

54,540

3,000

3,180

11,220

19,080

Ballymena

45,360

6,960

3,960

3,600

8,220

Ballymoney

16,860

1,920

1,080

12,540

52,980

Banbridge

67,560

58,500

104,760

80,040

58,740

Belfast East

82,260

104,520

55,320

27,900

30,480

Belfast North

25,080

63,960

42,480

32,280

40,080

Belfast South

17,760

18,720

16,860

14,280

9,720

Belfast West

5,520

13,860

12,240

8,160

5,880

Carrickfergus

11,520

2,940

600

1,920

720

Castlereagh

201,600

171,900

114,480

136,980

139,140

Coleraine

10,560

3,180

5,880

5,580

5,160

Cookstown

1,560

2,160

9,720

10,380

16,080

Craigavon

26,340

2,400

660

7,200

960

Down

5,820

14,340

14,040

3,360

9,480

Dungannon

10,860

11,640

20,160

49,500

42,540

Fermanagh

20,880

2,700

4,320

600

4,800

Foyle

23,340

29,640

28,860

15,120

18,780

Lame

5,460

0

0

1,980

1,380

Limavady

11,580

960

7,620

4,260

38,760

Lisburn

1,740

120

0

0

2,220

Magherafelt

16,020

11,100

18,540

11,040

22,740

Moyle

8,460

2,460

540

600

1,380

Newry and Mourne

36,180

83,820

65,160

72,120

81,120

Newtownabbey

1,860

420

60

180

0

Newtownards

33,180

8,220

12,240

9,120

8,700

North Down

33,960

76,860

45,900

56,100

62,880

Omagh

7,320

18,000

21,540

6,420

37,200

Strabane

8,880

0

0

0

0

Total

792,720

714,300

610,200

582,480

719,220


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