§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the Police Reserve are stationed at each police station; and what percentage this represents of the total number of officers posted at these respective stations. [20373]
§ Jane KennedyUnder Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information it would be inappropriate to comment.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans there are to introduce the Airwave system of communication to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [20368]
§ Jane KennedyThere are no plans to introduce the Airwave system of communications to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. However, the Police Service of Northern Ireland is planning to procure its own digital trunked radio system in partnership with other emergency services in Northern Ireland.
§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many emblems were(a) produced and (b) published for consultation as the new badge for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [20269]
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§ Jane KennedyThe Secretary of State commissioned a number of designers to come forward with a range of proposals. The process involved the development of a number of design concepts and themes. In all about seven different themes were explored.
Seven illustrative designs were published to assist consultation on the draft Emblems and Flags Regulations.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will place the minutes of the Northern Ireland Police Authority in the public domain; what measures he has taken to ensure meetings of the PSNI Policing Board are open to the public; and how reports of Policing Board meetings will be published. [17759]
§ Jane KennedyMinutes of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland's meetings with the Chief Constable have been published since 1997 under the Authority's Code of Openness.
Paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act requires the Policing Board to hold at least 10 public meetings each year. The first public board meeting was held on 7 November at the board's headquarters in Belfast.
The board is currently establishing its committee structures and will formulate a policy on how reports of its meetings will be published.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost is per applicant to the new police service of Northern Ireland recruitment competition. [14048]
§ Jane KennedyThe recruitment agent is contracted to run two recruitment competitions, with the costs spread across both competitions. It is not therefore possible to quantify the cost per applicant in the first competition alone.