Northern Ireland

written question – answered on 28 March 2007.

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  • Departments: Paper

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what mechanisms are in place to ensure his Department's economical use of paper.

  • Elections

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many election petitions have been heard in the courts in Northern Ireland since 2000; what the outcome was of each case in which no...

  • Electoral Register

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of individual registration in the recent Northern Ireland elections.

  • English Language

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Government is taking to provide free English language courses for foreign citizens living in Northern Ireland.

  • Fly Tipping

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were charged with dumping offences in each local authority area in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what...

  • Fly Tipping

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of illegal dumping were recorded in each local authority area in each of the last six years; and how much was spent by each...

  • Hearing Aids: Digital Technology

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have received a digital hearing aid in each health trust area since their introduction in Northern Ireland; and what the average...

  • Homeopathy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people requested homoeopathic treatment in each health trust area in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures...

  • Lung Cancer

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he intends to implement the objectives of the Lung Cancer Patients' Charter in Northern Ireland.

  • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vehicle tax evasion offences were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what range of penalties were imposed...

  • Recycling

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many public recycling facilities are in operation in each district council area in Northern Ireland.

  • Schools: Fires

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much fires in schools in Northern Ireland cost in each of the last 10 years.

  • Social Housing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new social housing dwellings he expects to be built in Northern Ireland in the next financial year.

  • Social Security Benefits: Fraud

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff in his Department were assigned to benefit fraud investigations in each of the last six years, broken down by grade.

  • Taxis: Disabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of licensed disabled access taxis in Northern Ireland.

  • Teachers: Pensions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will amend the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 to allow teachers from independent schools to join the...

  • Translink: Crimes of Violence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff assaults were recorded on the Translink network in each of the last five years; how many people were charged with assaulting a...

  • Translink: Fares

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of fare evasion were recorded on the Translink network in each of the last five years; and what penalties were imposed in...

  • Translink: Fares

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage change in fares was across the Translink network in each of the past 10 years.

  • Translink: Vandalism

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were (a) convicted and (b) charged with vandalising Translink property in each of the last five years; and what the average...

  • Translink: Vandalism

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of vandalism to Translink property were recorded in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce such...