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Schools: Northern Ireland
Lord Kilclooney asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How many pupils
will transfer from Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School,
Armagh City, for the next academic year, commencing in autumn 2006; and
how many of them have selected each secondary or grammar school as
their first
preference.[HL6614]
Lord Rooker: There are 32 pupils transferring under the open enrolment arrangements from Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School, Armagh City, to post-primary education in September 2006. A breakdown of the pupils’ first preference schools is set out below.
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* Data relating to fewer than five pupils have been treated so as to meet the confidentiality guarantee listed in National Statistics Code of Practice (Protocol on Data Access and Confidentiality).
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What primary
schools have been rebuilt by the Western Education and Library Board of
Northern Ireland in the past five years; and, of these, how many were
(a) controlled schools; and (b) maintained
schools.[HL6641]
Lord Rooker: The Western Education and Library Board is responsible for the controlled schools estate. The information requested for controlled and maintained schools is set out below.
Details of primary school projects completed in the last five years in the Western Education and Library Board area
| School name | Management type | Details of project | Completion date |
Bready Primary School and Sandville Primary School, Strabane | |||
Dervaghroy Primary School/Hutton Primary School/Sixmilecross Primary School | |||
Details of primary school projects in the Western Education and Library Board area, for which capital funding has been announced and which are currently under construction or in planning
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Further
to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 21 June (WA 112)
concerning St Joseph's High School in Plumbridge, County Tyrone, when
the two-month period of consultation about its possible closure begins;
and how many representations have been made to
date.[HL6662]
Lord Rooker: The statutory two-month objection period began on 27 April 2006, the date of publication of the development proposal to allow for the closure of the school and ended on 28 June 2006. Twenty-two letters of objection have been received by the Department of Education as well as a petition in support of the retention of the school, with 3,166 signatures.
Security Barriers: Belfast
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether the
current Police Service of Northern Ireland advice is that the security
barriers at Lower Chichester Street in Belfast continue to be required;
and whether they are required by the Northern Ireland Office as a
permanent installation to provide a secure area around the courts
complex.[HL6551]
Lord Rooker: Police have met representatives of the Northern Ireland Court Service, Northern Ireland Office and Department for Regional Development on a number of occasions throughout 2005-06 to discuss proposals to reopen Lower Chichester Street on a restricted basis to designated traffic. During those discussions, a number of options surrounding security and traffic restriction measures were tabled. A decision in relation to which measures will be accepted is likely to be taken later this year.
Sport: Northern Ireland
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they
will provide funding for the new multi-purpose stadium proposed by
Belfast City
Council.[HL6089]
Turkey: EU Accession
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What proportion
of the officials whom Turkey has appointed to participate in
negotiations on accession to the European Union are of Kurdish origin;
and how the views of Kurds are heard in discussions on meeting the
Copenhagen criteria on human rights, minority rights and
democracy.[HL6630]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): We do not collect data on the ethnic origin of foreign officials taking part in EU accession negotiations, but we are aware of Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin at every level of public life in Turkey; this includes MPs and Cabinet Ministers. Delegations from the European Commission and our embassy in Ankara regularly visit the south-east of Turkey to discuss human rights with local officials, politicians and civil society representatives; the findings of these visits feed into the Commission’s report on Turkey's progress in meeting the Copenhagen criteria.
Waterways Ireland
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What was the
total cost of the investigation into Waterways Ireland; and what amount
and what percentage contribution were made by the Department of
Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern
Ireland.[HL6604]
Lord Rooker: The investigation at Waterways Ireland was jointly carried out by independent investigators appointed and paid for separately by each sponsor department. The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure as NI sponsor department contributed £9,001.90 to the cost of the investigation. The costs incurred by the sponsor department in the Republic of Ireland are a matter for that department, and therefore the issue of percentage contributions does not arise.
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What type and
amount of legal costs have been incurred to date as a result of
tribunal claims, legal action and complaints against Waterways Ireland
since the body was
established.[HL6605]
Lord Rooker: To date Waterways Ireland has incurred legal costs of £5,910.25 associated with industrial tribunals. In addition, the body has incurred costs of £4,089.01 in obtaining legal advice in relation to allegations of bullying and harassment made against the chief executive.
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How many staff
are currently employed in Waterways Ireland, both permanent full time
and temporary part time in Northern Ireland and the Republic of
Ireland.[HL6606]
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Lord Rooker: Staff numbers in Waterways Ireland as at 28 June 2006 are as follows.
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