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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

“are not borne out by experience of recent elections.”

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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