§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has 363W been the total amount donated and spent in free funds in each of the four health and social services boards for the past five years.
DONATIONS £'000 Financial year Board 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Northern … … 37 56 48 43 57 Eastern … … 116 109 185 139 212 Western … … 17 25 22 26 34 Southern … … 16 19 29 37 31
EXPENDITURE £'000 Financial year Board 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Northern … … 63 83 77 61 63 Eastern … … 404 164 267 411 265 Western … … 13 21 27 21 34 Southern … … 13 22 19 29 25
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish details of the various studies made since 1973 by the Department of Health and Social Services in order to increase the financial control exercised by die area boards on spending; what has been the result of such studies; and what improvements have been effected.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following areas have been the subject of specific studies
Financial and Management Accounting SystemsBudgetary Control SystemsStaffing requirements in the management accounting fieldOrganisation of SuppliesAmbulance and transport servicesComputerised stores accountingPharmacy: Computerised stores and stock control systemsCatering ServicesLaundry ServicesThese studies involved professional advisers in several fields, and led to the introduction of a number of new and revised systems aimed at improved financial control. Following implementation of these systems there has been a steady improvement in control and in the use of resources generally, and audit criticism has been considerably reduced.
The search for improved and cost effective systems is a continuous one.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cars have been hijacked by terrorists in the past 10 years in each police division; how many have been recovered without damage; and how many have been used in terrorist activity in each police division.
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§ Mr. AlisonThe information obtained from the audited accounts of the trust funds of the area health and social services boards is as follows:
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsRecords of hijacked cars are not kept on the basis of individual police divisions. The table below shows the total number of cars hijacked in Northern Ireland in each year since 1973.
1973 955 1974 1,290 1975 483 1976 1,191 1977 661 1978 407 1979 540 1980 (to 30 April) 106 Records are not kept of the number of cars recovered without damage, nor is it possible to make any reliable estimate of the number of hijacked cars used in terrorist activity.