§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what areas listed in the deprivation supplement to the basic practice allowance are covered by those designations which do not refer to electoral wards; and what are the criteria for selecting areas other than strictly by electoral ward.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 23 May 1990]: None. All the areas designated are based on electoral wards.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the deprivation supplement to BPA in Northern Ireland as to why a proposed formula and area list circulated among general practitioners prior to the contract date was withdrawn; and what are the differences between that formula and list and those which have now been decided.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 23 May 1990]: Following consultations with the General Medical Services Committee (Northern Ireland) agreement was reached on 25 January 1990 on an index of deprivation to be used to calculate the deprivation supplement to BPA. Subsequently representations were made to the Department of Health and Social Services that the index could operate unfairly in Northern Ireland because variables for the "under fives" and "unskilled working population" had been omitted. These groups had been subject to under-enumeration in the 1981 census. An exercise to refine the Northern Ireland index was carried out. This exercise has been completed and agreement on a revised index using other sources of data was reached on 25 April with GMSC(NI). The variables used in both indices were:
Original index Per cent. Revised index Per cent. Unemployment Unemployment Elderly living alone Elderly living alone Single parents Single parents Overcrowded households Overcrowded households Households lacking one or more amenities Households lacking one or more amenities — Under-5s — Unskilled — Moved House The following table lists the electoral wards included under each index: 325W
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Original index Revised index High High Londonderry St. Columb's Wells Belfast Cromac Belfast Falls Belfast Shankill Belfast Shankill Belfast Court Belfast Ballymacarrett Belfast New Lodge Belfast New Lodge Belfast Strabane East Belfast Clonard Belfast Falls Belfast Cromac Belfast Ballymacarrett Belfast North Howard Belfast Strabane West Belfast Central Belfast Grosvenor — — Belfast The Mount Medium Medium Belfast Court Belfast North Howard Belfast The Mount Londonderry St. Columb's Wells Belfast Island Belfast St. George's Cookstown Ardboe Cookstown Ardboe Newry and Mourne Crossmaglen Moyle Glenaan Dungannon Washing Bay Newry and Mourne Creggan Londonderry Creggan South Belfast Island Belfast Whiterock Moyle Bushmills Belfast Wood vale Belfast Clonard Belfast Duncairn Belfast Crumlin Belfast Donegal Limavady Coolessan Moyle Ballintoy Belfast Wood vale Dungannon Killymaddy Newry and Mourne Crossmaglen Moyle Glenaan Armagh Lurgyvallen Londonderry Brandywell Belfast Ardoyne Strabane Glenderg Newry and Mourne Forkhill Magherafelt Lower Glenshane Armagh Keady Omagh Drumquin Londonderry Shan tallow Moyle Knocklayd — — Dungannon Coalisland North — — Newry and Mourne Forkhill — — Magherafelt Gulladuff — — Low Low Belfast Ardoyne Londonderry Riverside Londonderry Westland Belfast Donegall Strabane Dunnamanagh Dungannon Killymaddy Newry and Mourne St. Patrick's Moyle Glenariff Moyle Bushmills Belfast University Londonderry Banagher Newry and Mourne Camlough Strabane East Londonderry Creggan South Limavady Greysteel Newry and Mourne St. Patrick's Omagh Drumnakilly Belfast Whiterock Newry and Mourne Ballybot Cookstown Killycolpy Ballymoney Benvardin Dungannon Coalisland, South Omagh Sixmilecross Dungannon Coalisland, North Strabane West Newry and Mourne Daisy Hill Dungannon Altmore Magherafelt Draperstown Fermanagh Rosslea Belfast Duncairn Newry and Mourne Creggan Limavady Magilligan Cookstown Killycolpy Moyle Glendun Craigavon Woodside Craigavon Woodside Craigavon Court Limavady Binevenagh Dungannon Ballygawley Dungannon Washingbay Craigavon Church Craigavon Woodville Belfast Suffolk Londonderry Waterloo Cookstown Dunnamore Limavady Dungiven Magherafelt Draperstown Craigavon Brownlow Fermanagh Newtownbutler Cookstown Gortalowry Cookstown Pomeroy Lisburn Collin Moyle Glenariff Omagh Owenglen Limavady Feeny Strabane Castlederg Ballymoney Kiloquin Upper Omagh Drumquin Armagh Downs Newry and Mourne Ballybot Strabane Clare Omagh Killyclogher Strabane Castlederg Londonderry Springtown Newry and Mourne Belleek Newry and Mourne Newtownhamilton Belfast St. James Limavady Feeny Londonderry Waterloo — — Limavady The Highlands — — Coleraine Churchland — — Magherafelt Bellaghy — — Newry and Mourne Fathom — — Omagh Fintona — — Newry and Mourne Newtownhamilton — —
Original index Revised index Belfast St. George's — — Belfast Grove — —