HC Deb 05 February 2001 vol 362 c371W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications he has received for independent members of the Police Board; what is the breakdown of the applicants by(a) gender, (b) perceived community affiliation, (c) age under (i) 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50, (iv) 51 to 65 and (v) 66 and over and (d) sexual orientation. [142274]

Mr. Ingram

The total applications received was 347. Nine applicants failed to complete the monitoring form and as a result are not included in the statistics.

Number
Gender
Male 254
Female 84
Religion
Protestant 191
Catholic 98
Other 49

The information is available in the following format:

Age Number
Less than 25 3
25–35 21
36–45 70
46–55 104
Over55 140

Sexual orientation

Data are not available on the sexual orientation of applicants.

Mr.McNamara

To ask the Secretary of state for Northern Ireland how many applicants for independent membership of the police Board have disclosed criminal convictions. [142275]

Mr. Ingram

Seven applicants for independent membership of the Northern Ireland Policing Board submitted sealed envelopes that contained details of criminal convictions.