§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of water pollution by farm wastes were(a) recorded in each of the years 1980 to 1987 and 1988 to date in Northern Ireland, (b) attributable to pollution by (i) silage effluent and (ii) slurry and (c) the subject of warning letters and prosecutions; and how many prosecutions were successful.
§ Dr. Needham[holding answer 21 December 1988]: Details of recorded water pollution incidents arising from agriculture for the years 1980 to 1987 inclusive are as follows:
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Social security office Number of claimants claiming IS at 31 August 1988 Number of claimants receiving retirement pension at 31 August 1988 Andersonstown 7,752 937 Antrim 5,161 1,112 Armagh 5,022 1,370 Ballymena 5,929 1,516 Ballymoney 4,543 1,121 Ballynahinch 1,467 521 Banbridge 3,353 1,083 Bangor 4,803 1,411 Carrickfergus 2,899 673 Coleraine 5,993 1,360 Cookstown 3,491 883 Corporation St. 12,169 2,633 Downpatrick 2,249 547 Dungannon 6,158 1,655 Enniskillen 8,129 2,584 Falls 9,147 1,563 Holywood Road 8,536 2,312 Kilkeel 1,382 406 Knockbreda 6,039 2,024 Larne 2,799 629 Limavady 3,282 619 Lisburn 6,115 1,866 Londonderry 14,684 2,542 Lurgan 5,697 1,393 Magherafelt 5,132 1,521
Social security office Number of claimants claiming IS at 31 August 1988 Number of claimants receiving retirement pension at 31 August 1988 Newcastle 1,887 579 Newry 9,343 2,287 Newtownabbey 5,485 1,292 Newtownards 4,197 1,273 Omagh 5,831 1,494 Portadown 3,785 1,077 Shaftsbury Sq. 7,775 1,541 Shankill 5,256 1,440 Strabane1 5,867 1,472 Total 191,357 46,736 1All figures are at 31 August 1988 except for Strabane where the latest figures available are at 31 May 1988. Information regarding the number of dependants and those income support claimants also receiving sickness or invalidity benefit is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.