HC Deb 13 January 1992 vol 201 cc479-80W
Mr. Clifford Forsythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if a pension fund actuarial valuation has been attributed to the employees of Northern Ireland international airport in preparation for privatisation; and if he will give the name of the actuary.

Mr. Needham

No pension fund actuarial valuation has yet been carried out.

Mr. Clifford Forsythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assurance he will give to employees of Northern Ireland international airport that their pension rights and expectations will be fully protected after privatisation.

Mr. Needham

Privatisation of Northern Ireland Airports Limited will not affect the pension rights and expectations of existing employees. If a new pension scheme were to be established in place of the existing scheme, it would be on terms that the benefits to be made available would be the same in all substantial respects as those presently enjoyed under current arrangements and any new scheme would receive the assets of the existing scheme.

Start Date Completion Date Price £
Springfarm March 1991 March 1992 834,316
New Mossley March 1991 March 1992 1,298,627

Mr. Clifford Forsythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list contract commencement and completion dates and the contract price for replacing defective district heating mains pipework at the New Mossley housing estate in Newtownabbey.

Mr. Needham

The chief executive of the Housing Executive has advised me that the contract details for the replacement of defective district heating mains pipework at New Mossley were as follows:

Start Date Completion Date Price £
July 1985 November 1989 880,627

Mr. Clifford Forsythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the contract commencement and completion dates and the contract price for fitting new card operated district heating meters at(a) New Mossley housing estate, Newtownabbey and (b) Springfarm housing estate, Antrim.

Mr. Needham

The chief executive of the Housing Executive has advised me that the contract details for fitting new card operated district heating meters in New Mossley and Springfarm estates are as follows: