House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Oct 2005 (pt 66)

Child Protection Services

Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the governance arrangements are for child protection services between trusts, boards and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland. [16599]

Mr. Woodward: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety provides legislation, policy and procedural guidance to enable Boards and Trusts to safeguard children and promote their welfare. The Department is responsible for ensuring that Boards and Trusts have established satisfactory arrangements for the discharge of all child protection functions under the Children (NI) Order 1995 and other relevant legislation and guidance. The Department ensures this through a range of accountability, reporting and monitoring mechanisms.

Boards are responsible for planning to meet child protection needs within their areas through the Children's Services Planning process and for commissioning from Trusts the full range of child protection services. Each Board has an Area Child Protection Committee overseeing child protection arrangements throughout the Board area. Each Board is responsible for ensuring that Trusts have proper arrangements in place to fulfil all relevant child protection functions under the Children Order, which the Board has delegated to them. Boards have the authority to monitor, evaluate and inspect services directly and to require Trusts to provide them with information on any matter related to the discharge of relevant child protection functions.

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Trusts are responsible in law for the discharge of all relevant child protection functions delegated to them by Boards. They are accountable to Boards and through them to the Department for ensuring that child protection services are provided in accordance with the arrangements set out in the Boards' Schemes for Delegation of Statutory Functions and to any standards prescribed under the authority of the Schemes.

Computer Crime

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in each year since 2001–02; and for each year, on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii)outside his Department. [7189]

Angela E. Smith: The following number of cases have been recorded in the 11 Departments of the Northern Ireland administration and their agencies and the Northern Ireland Office for the three years ending 31 March 2004:

Number of cases

2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

(a) Computer hacking 5 3 12

(b) Computer fraud 0 0 0

(c) Computer theft 9 4 4

(i) Illegal accesses by computer
hackers within his Department 4 3 11

(ii) Illegal accesses by computer
hackers outside his Department 1 0 1

	Number of cases
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
(a) Computer hacking	5	3	12
(b) Computer fraud	0	0	0
(c) Computer theft	9	4	4
(i) Illegal accesses by computer hackers within his Department	4	3	11
(ii) Illegal accesses by computer hackers outside his Department	1	0	1

Figures for 2004–05 are currently being finalised and details will be provided as soon as they are available.

Consultants

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the (a) names and (b) numbers of management consultants employed by his Department in each of the last three years. [14240]

Angela E. Smith: I have placed in the Library, information on the names and numbers of management consultants employed by the 11 Departments of the Northern Ireland administration and the Northern Ireland Office excluding agencies and non-departmental bodies in each of the last three years.

Contractors

Mr. Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the contractors based in other EU member states that are providing services to his Department. [15448]

Angela E. Smith: Information on contractors based in other EU member states that are providing services to Northern Ireland Departments is not held centrally and could be obtained only from individual Departments at disproportionate cost. However, the annual statutory EU Statistical Survey on the award of public sector contracts shows that the following contractors from

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other EU member states were awarded EU regulated contracts by Northern Ireland Departments during the period 1 January 2004 to 31 March 2005:

Republic of Ireland:

Komex,

Accenture,

James Boylan Ltd,

JVA Analytical, and

Timberjack Ireland.

Sweden:

Avure Technologies AB.

Councils (Employees/Assets)

Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time people are employed in each of the 26 councils within Northern Ireland. [15189]

Angela E. Smith: The most up-to-date record of district council staff numbers is set out in the following table.

District council Full-time employees Part-time employees⁽⁷³⁾

Antrim 208 70

Ards 299 82

Armagh 213 48

Ballymena 129 18

Ballymoney 89 31

Banbridge 156 32

Belfast 1,810 549

Carrickfergus 152 44

Castlereagh 216 64

Coleraine 251 48

Cookstown 126 68

Craigavon 380 60

Derry 449 109

Down 236 54

Dungannon and South Tyrone 80 36

Fermanagh 212 31

Larne 146 13

Limavady 110 32

Lisburn 455 6

Magherafelt 121 76

Moyle 101 13

Newry and Mourne 367 32

Newtownabbey 281 181

North Down 301 152

Omagh 249 172

Strabane 141 11

Total 7,278 2,032

⁽⁷³⁾Part-time denotes anyone working fewer than 30 hours per week, including job sharers.

District council	Full-time employees	Part-time employees⁽⁷³⁾
Antrim	208	70
Ards	299	82
Armagh	213	48
Ballymena	129	18
Ballymoney	89	31
Banbridge	156	32
Belfast	1,810	549
Carrickfergus	152	44
Castlereagh	216	64
Coleraine	251	48
Cookstown	126	68
Craigavon	380	60
Derry	449	109
Down	236	54
Dungannon and South Tyrone	80	36
Fermanagh	212	31
Larne	146	13
Limavady	110	32
Lisburn	455	6
Magherafelt	121	76
Moyle	101	13
Newry and Mourne	367	32
Newtownabbey	281	181
North Down	301	152
Omagh	249	172
Strabane	141	11
Total	7,278	2,032

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) estimated cost and (b) insurance value of the assets held by each district council in Northern Ireland are. [14507]

Angela E. Smith: The estimated cost or insurance value of individual district councils' assets are not held by the Department of the Environment. However, councils' assets are professionally valued every five years and the most up-to-date figures available, which have been extracted from councils' 2003–04 accounts, are reflected in the following table.

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£

District council Total fixed assets at 31 March 2005

Antrim 21,739,440

Ards 36,684,156

Armagh 42,480,657

Ballymena 47,392,975

Ballymoney 16,501,063

Banbridge 26,339,822

Belfast 333,154,418

Carrickfergus 32,927,464

Castlereagh 37,893,870

Coleraine 65,910,444

Cookstown 19,895,515

Craigavon 43,961,402

Derry 79,327,657

Down 24,112,223

Dungannon and South Tyrone 21,177,496

Fermanagh 34,182,741

Larne 31,379,779

Limavady 20,395,245

Lisburn 71,322,613

Magherafelt 19,248,457

Moyle 22,001,161

Newry & Mourne 52,595,245

Newtownabbey 100,688,863

North Down 70,761,938

Omagh 27,322,234

Strabane 9,669,175

Total 1,309,066,053

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District council	Total fixed assets at 31 March 2005
Antrim	21,739,440
Ards	36,684,156
Armagh	42,480,657
Ballymena	47,392,975
Ballymoney	16,501,063
Banbridge	26,339,822
Belfast	333,154,418
Carrickfergus	32,927,464
Castlereagh	37,893,870
Coleraine	65,910,444
Cookstown	19,895,515
Craigavon	43,961,402
Derry	79,327,657
Down	24,112,223
Dungannon and South Tyrone	21,177,496
Fermanagh	34,182,741
Larne	31,379,779
Limavady	20,395,245
Lisburn	71,322,613
Magherafelt	19,248,457
Moyle	22,001,161
Newry & Mourne	52,595,245
Newtownabbey	100,688,863
North Down	70,761,938
Omagh	27,322,234
Strabane	9,669,175
Total	1,309,066,053

Departmental Land

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what land his Department (a) is offering for sale, lease-back or similar disposal and (b) plans to offer in the next 12 months; and what the (i)location, (ii) size and (iii) best estimate of value is in each case. [14529]

Angela E. Smith: : It is not possible to provide the information requested in respect of the next 12 calendar months. However, as departmental property strategies are closely aligned with overall financial planning, details of the land proposed for disposal by the Northern Ireland Office, the eleven Departments of the Northern Ireland Administration and their agencies during the current financial year are given in the following table:

Address Size
Value (£)

Randalstown Road (plot A Castle Road), Antrim 4.35 Acres n/k

23 Steeple Road, Antrim 0.26 Acres 44,000

77 Riverside, Pigeon Hill, Antrim 2.76 Acres 825,000

Birchill Road/Ballygore Road, Antrim—plots 15 and 16 27.49 Acres 2,530,000

Nursery Park, Antrim 0.62 Acres 137,500

Land at Caulside—58A New Lodge Road, Antrim 1.13 Acres 5,500

Culnafeigh Green, Antrim 0.04 Acres 22,000

Land adjacent to St. Judes, 4 Ballycraigy Road, Muckamore 0.03 Acres 1,000

Plot B Castle Road, Antrim—Cyc le Lane to Roads Service 2.02 Acres 5,150

Riverside Walkway, Antrim 40.82 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾1

The Steeple, Antrim 0.039 Acres 1,000

Land at junction of Belfast Road/Fountain Hill, Antrim 1.14 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Bridge Street, Ballymena House — 60,000

Land at Tullygarley—Dunluce Park, Ballymena 4.9 Acres 50,000

18 Antrim Road, Ballymena 0.16 Acres 8,000

Land at Ballee Road West, Ballymena 0.83 Acres 50,000

Larne Road, Ballymena 0.56 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Woodside Road, Ballymena 1.371 Acres 80,000

Laneway at Old Antrim Road, Ballymena 0.68 Acres 20,000

Charlestown Road/New Charlestown Road, Portadown 30 Acres 1,800,000

Lands adjacent to Drumgor Park, Craigavon 1.072 Acres n/k

Portadown Road, 1 Ballynamoney Lane, Lurgan 13.76 Acres 4,000,000

Lands at Ballinacor, Portadown 4.98 Acres 40,000

Encroachment of lands at Upper Ramone/Bocombra, Portadown (540 sq m) 0.133 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Cycleway at Pinebank, Craigavon 0.320 Acres 900

Lands adjacent. to 70 Silverwood Road, Lurgan 9.67 Acres 300,000

Lands at Eastway, Craigavon 13.5 Acres 450,000

Lands adjacent to 81 Kernan Gardens, Portadown 0.066 Acres 1,000

Land at Franklyn Park, Lurgan 3. 32 Acres 175,000

Encroachment of land adjacent to Franklyn Park, Lurgan (53 sq m) 0.013 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Lands adjacent to Seagoe Cemetery, Seagoe Road, Portadown 0.462 Acres n/k

Lands at Drumgask, Craigavon 6.8 Acres 15,000

Craigavon Balancing Lakes—none available — — ⁽⁷⁴⁾—

B2 Silverwood Junction, Lurgan 0.810 Acres ⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Plot 4, Rodgers Quay, Carrickfergus — — 70,000

Lonsdale Road, Armagh — — ⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Car Park, Coleraine — — 2,500,000

Linenhall Street, Ballymoney 0.13 Hectares n/k

Land at rear of 17a Market Street, Lurgan — — n/k

Slater's Cross, Belleek — — ⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Car Park at Cliff Road, Belleek — — 60,000

Upper North Street, Carrickfergus — — 25,000

Former Railway Track, Coalisland

Site A 4.39 Acres 16,000

Site C 2.53 Acres n/k

Union Place, Dungannon

Site 3 0.0034 Hectares 250

Site 5 0.0038 Hectares 250

Site 8 0.0475 Hectares 1,000

Sites 9 and 10 0.0306 Hectares 700

11 Market Square, Dungannon 0.0026 Hectares 250

Eden Street, Enniskillen 0.007 Hectares 80,000

Land adjacent to Durham Street/Durham Court, Belfast 0.067 Hectares 70,000

124–138 Peters Hill, Belfast 0.060 Hectares 99,750

357–361 Donegall Road, Belfast 0.03 Hectares 168,000

339–343 Donegall Road, Belfast 0.22 Hectares 625,000

183–191 Beersbridge Road, Belfast 0.020 Hectares 152,250

211–217 Beersbridge Road, Belfast 0.020 Hectares 78,750

155–157 Newtownards/Ards Road, Tower Street, Belfast 0.0984 Hectares 36,750

68–72 Newtownards Road, Belfast 0.19 Hectares 420,000

2A Adam Street, Belfast 0.02205 Hectares 76,125

118–120 Antrim Road, Belfast 0.040 Hectares 199,500

127 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast 0.0694 Hectares 31,500

181 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast 0.0107 Hectares 8,400

126–130 Sandy Row and 39–49 Albion Street, Belfast 0.355 Hectares 767,500

Land at Lenamore, Londonderry 0.369 Hectares 275,000

Former Donard Special Care School, Banbridge 1.0 Acre 250,000

Lands at Muckamore Abbey Hospital 33 Acres 240,000

5 Annadale Avenue, Belfast 0.32 Acres 600,000

216 Belmont Road, Belfast 0.48 Acres 800,000

Former Glenside Special Care School, Strabane 0.49 Acres 250,000

Lands at Antrim Hospital, Antrim 3.16 Acres 1,100,000

Lands at Riverview Road, Omagh 11. 20 Acres 25,000

Lands at Drumakilly Road, Omagh 4.75 Acres 3,300,000

Desertcreat Farm, Cookstown 105 Hectares 2,000,000

53 Mandeville Avenue, Lisburn 0.200 Hectares 70,000

Tandragee Gate Lodge 0.225 Hectares 90,000

White Water Cottage 0.053 Hectares 6,000

20 Mullyburtian Road, Lisnaskea 0.133 Hectares 60,000

22 Mullyburtian Road, Lisnaskea 0.08 Hectares 65,000

86 Alderwood Road, Mullaghfad 0.06 Hectares 40,000

Craigmore Cam. County Londonderry 0.01 Hectares 200

Slievagh, Portglenone 0.140 Hectares 530

Gortatole, Marlbank, County Fermanagh 110 Hectares 350

Cloghmore, Spring Grove, County Fermanagh 0.37 Hectares 3,500

Shanmullagh, Riversdale, County Fermanagh 0.024 Hectares 4,000

Knockmult, Springwell, County Londonderry 0.242 Hectares 3,500

Drumawillin, Ballycastle 2.30 Hectares 6,000

Tullyhogue Fort, Cookstown 20.5 Hectares 405,000

House at Glenwherry, Ballymena — Hectares 76,000

Land at Lough Melvin 0.15 Hectares 15,000

East Belfast (garden land) 0.013 Hectares 750

Far Railway Paddock, Hillsborough Estate 1.600 Hectares n/k

⁽⁷⁴⁾Nominal.
Notes:
1.Where £1 nominal is quoted, the circumstances are typically that the ongoing management costs of or obligation of ownership extinguish any value.
2.Some properties have yet to be valued and the entries for these are marked as n/k (not known).
3.Estimates of value are necessarily provisional in nature. They will be subject to ongoing review so that any changes in circumstances, for instance to planning approvals, can be taken into account prior to disposal.
4.Departments are obliged to keep their property holdings under continual review. Therefore, although the list of properties for disposal is accurate as regards current plans, it may be subject to future amendment.

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Address	Size	Value (£)
Randalstown Road (plot A Castle Road), Antrim	4.35	Acres	n/k

23 Steeple Road, Antrim	0.26	Acres	44,000

77 Riverside, Pigeon Hill, Antrim	2.76	Acres	825,000

Birchill Road/Ballygore Road, Antrim—plots 15 and 16	27.49	Acres	2,530,000

Nursery Park, Antrim	0.62	Acres	137,500

Land at Caulside—58A New Lodge Road, Antrim	1.13	Acres	5,500

Culnafeigh Green, Antrim	0.04	Acres	22,000

Land adjacent to St. Judes, 4 Ballycraigy Road, Muckamore	0.03	Acres	1,000

Plot B Castle Road, Antrim—Cyc le Lane to Roads Service	2.02	Acres	5,150

Riverside Walkway, Antrim	40.82	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾1

The Steeple, Antrim	0.039	Acres	1,000

Land at junction of Belfast Road/Fountain Hill, Antrim	1.14	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Bridge Street, Ballymena	House	—	60,000

Land at Tullygarley—Dunluce Park, Ballymena	4.9	Acres	50,000

18 Antrim Road, Ballymena	0.16	Acres	8,000

Land at Ballee Road West, Ballymena	0.83	Acres	50,000

Larne Road, Ballymena	0.56	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Woodside Road, Ballymena	1.371	Acres	80,000

Laneway at Old Antrim Road, Ballymena	0.68	Acres	20,000

Charlestown Road/New Charlestown Road, Portadown	30	Acres	1,800,000

Lands adjacent to Drumgor Park, Craigavon	1.072	Acres	n/k

Portadown Road, 1 Ballynamoney Lane, Lurgan	13.76	Acres	4,000,000
Lands at Ballinacor, Portadown	4.98	Acres	40,000

Encroachment of lands at Upper Ramone/Bocombra, Portadown (540 sq m)	0.133	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Cycleway at Pinebank, Craigavon	0.320	Acres	900

Lands adjacent. to 70 Silverwood Road, Lurgan	9.67	Acres	300,000

Lands at Eastway, Craigavon	13.5	Acres	450,000

Lands adjacent to 81 Kernan Gardens, Portadown	0.066	Acres	1,000

Land at Franklyn Park, Lurgan	3. 32	Acres	175,000

Encroachment of land adjacent to Franklyn Park, Lurgan (53 sq m)	0.013	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾1

Lands adjacent to Seagoe Cemetery, Seagoe Road, Portadown	0.462	Acres	n/k

Lands at Drumgask, Craigavon	6.8	Acres	15,000

Craigavon Balancing Lakes—none available	—	—	⁽⁷⁴⁾—

B2 Silverwood Junction, Lurgan	0.810	Acres	⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Plot 4, Rodgers Quay, Carrickfergus	—	—	70,000

Lonsdale Road, Armagh	—	—	⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Car Park, Coleraine	—	—	2,500,000

Linenhall Street, Ballymoney	0.13	Hectares	n/k

Land at rear of 17a Market Street, Lurgan	—	—	n/k

Slater's Cross, Belleek	—	—	⁽⁷⁴⁾—

Car Park at Cliff Road, Belleek	—	—	60,000

Upper North Street, Carrickfergus	—	—	25,000

Former Railway Track, Coalisland
Site A	4.39	Acres	16,000
Site C	2.53	Acres	n/k

Union Place, Dungannon
Site 3	0.0034	Hectares	250
Site 5	0.0038	Hectares	250
Site 8	0.0475	Hectares	1,000
Sites 9 and 10	0.0306	Hectares	700

11 Market Square, Dungannon	0.0026	Hectares	250

Eden Street, Enniskillen	0.007	Hectares	80,000

Land adjacent to Durham Street/Durham Court, Belfast	0.067	Hectares	70,000

124–138 Peters Hill, Belfast	0.060	Hectares	99,750

357–361 Donegall Road, Belfast	0.03	Hectares	168,000

339–343 Donegall Road, Belfast	0.22	Hectares	625,000

183–191 Beersbridge Road, Belfast	0.020	Hectares	152,250

211–217 Beersbridge Road, Belfast	0.020	Hectares	78,750

155–157 Newtownards/Ards Road, Tower Street, Belfast	0.0984	Hectares	36,750

68–72 Newtownards Road, Belfast	0.19	Hectares	420,000

2A Adam Street, Belfast	0.02205	Hectares	76,125

118–120 Antrim Road, Belfast	0.040	Hectares	199,500
127 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast	0.0694	Hectares	31,500

181 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast	0.0107	Hectares	8,400

126–130 Sandy Row and 39–49 Albion Street, Belfast	0.355	Hectares	767,500

Land at Lenamore, Londonderry	0.369	Hectares	275,000

Former Donard Special Care School, Banbridge	1.0	Acre	250,000

Lands at Muckamore Abbey Hospital	33	Acres	240,000

5 Annadale Avenue, Belfast	0.32	Acres	600,000

216 Belmont Road, Belfast	0.48	Acres	800,000

Former Glenside Special Care School, Strabane	0.49	Acres	250,000

Lands at Antrim Hospital, Antrim	3.16	Acres	1,100,000

Lands at Riverview Road, Omagh	11. 20	Acres	25,000

Lands at Drumakilly Road, Omagh	4.75	Acres	3,300,000

Desertcreat Farm, Cookstown	105	Hectares	2,000,000

53 Mandeville Avenue, Lisburn	0.200	Hectares	70,000

Tandragee Gate Lodge	0.225	Hectares	90,000

White Water Cottage	0.053	Hectares	6,000

20 Mullyburtian Road, Lisnaskea	0.133	Hectares	60,000

22 Mullyburtian Road, Lisnaskea	0.08	Hectares	65,000

86 Alderwood Road, Mullaghfad	0.06	Hectares	40,000

Craigmore Cam. County Londonderry	0.01	Hectares	200

Slievagh, Portglenone	0.140	Hectares	530

Gortatole, Marlbank, County Fermanagh	110	Hectares	350

Cloghmore, Spring Grove, County Fermanagh	0.37	Hectares	3,500

Shanmullagh, Riversdale, County Fermanagh	0.024	Hectares	4,000

Knockmult, Springwell, County Londonderry	0.242	Hectares	3,500

Drumawillin, Ballycastle	2.30	Hectares	6,000

Tullyhogue Fort, Cookstown	20.5	Hectares	405,000

House at Glenwherry, Ballymena	—	Hectares	76,000

Land at Lough Melvin	0.15	Hectares	15,000

East Belfast (garden land)	0.013	Hectares	750

Far Railway Paddock, Hillsborough Estate	1.600	Hectares	n/k

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