HC Deb 25 January 1990 vol 165 cc825-6W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many residents of(a) private residential homes, (b) private nursing homes, (c) National Health Service residential homes and (d) National Health Service nursing homes are in receipt of income support; and if he will give details for each health board unit of management.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 19 January 1990]: The information in relation to (a), (b) and (c) is not readily available and there are no Health Service nursing homes. The available figures are as follows:

Numbers of income support recipients in private and voluntary homes: May 1989
Board/unit of management In homes for persons in need1 In nursing homes
Northern
Antrim/Ballymena 84 139
Magherafelt/Cookstown 28 79
Coleraine/Ballymoney/Moyle 166 191
Larne/Carrickfergus/Newtownabbey 42 259

for a new firearms certificate was increased from 1 January 1990 to reflect the increased costs since the fee was last set in 1986.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firearms certificates have been issued to visitors to Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for(a) shotguns, (b) .22 rifles, (c) rifles of a calibre larger than .22 and (d) other firearms.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 9 January 1990]: The Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary has informed me that the information is as follows:

Board/unit of management In homes for persons in need1 In nursing homes
Southern
Armagh/Dungannon 74 119
Craigavon/Banbridge 10 132
Newry/Mourne 86 183
Eastern
South Belfast 323 51
East Belfast/Castlereagh 102 72
North and West Belfast 172 242
Down 149 151
North Down/Ards 158 169
Lisburn 32 16
Western
Omagh 10 37
Fermanagh 13 33
Londonderry/Limavady/Strabane 192 51
Totals 1,641 1,924
1 Excluding Abbeyfield Homes.
Numbers of income support recipients in health and social services boards homes: May 1988, 980 (Not available by area. Source: 5 per cent. sample).