§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the admission policy in each health board area in Northern Ireland in respect of(a) the elderly mentally infirm and (b) Alzheimer's disease sufferers.
§ Mr. AncramInformation on admission policy in each health board area in Northern Ireland in respect of(a) elderly mentally infirm and (b) people with Alzheimer's disease is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. In general terms, admission to hospital, residential homes and nursing homes will be based on clinical judgment, multi-disciplinary assessment of the individual's need and the availability of appropriate services.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many patients in the Northern health board area in each of the last three years have been assessed as
Recruiting statistics—RUC Total CB1 CB2 CB3 CB1 Per cent. CB2 Per cent. CB3 Per cent. 1990 Applications 1,113 842 116 155 75.65 10.42 13.93 1990 Intakes 182 159 13 10 87.36 7.14 5.49 1991 Applications 1,704 1,313 191 200 77.05 11.21 11.74 1991 Intakes 180 156 17 7 86.67 9.44 3.89 1992 Applications 2,317 1,716 231 370 74.06 9.97 15.97 1992 Intakes 421 368 39 14 87.41 9.26 3.33 1993 Applications 733 518 86 129 70.67 11.73 17.60 1993 Intakes 207 165 14 28 79.71 6.76 13.53
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the goals and timetables set for the RUC and the RUC Reserve under section 31 of the Fair Employment Act; and what success the RUC and the RUC Reserve have had in achieving them.
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 18 July 1994]: I understand that the RUC has no plans to publish the goals and timetables set for the RUC and the RUC Reserve under section 31 of the Fair Employment Act 1989, or to report on the success they have had in achieving them. A copy of the review prepared by the RUC under section 31 of the Act has been made available to the Fair Employment Commission.
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Table 1: Royal Ulster Constabulary RUC By Rank and Perceived Religious Affiliation 1990–1993 Community Background Rank CB1 CB2 CB3 Total CB1 Per cent. CB2 Per cent. CB3 Per cent. 1990 Chief Officers 10 3 1 14 71.4 21.4 7.1 Chief Superintendent 35 8 1 44 79.5 18.2 2.3 Superintendent 104 17 2 123 84.6 13.8 1.6 Chief Inspector 135 22 4— 161 83.9 13.7 2.4 Inspector 421 43 17 481 87.5 8.9 3.5 Sergeant 1,213 119 30 1,362 89.1 8.7 2.2 Constable 5,445 427 186 6,058 89.9 7.0 3.1 Total 7,363 639 241 8,243 — — — CB as Percentage of Total 89.32 7.75 2.92 — — — — 1991 requiring EMI—elderly mentally infirm—nursing care; and how many have been placed in (a) residential homes and (b) nursing homes;
(2) how many patients suffering from dementia are presently placed in (a) residential homes and (b) nursing homes in each health board area in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. AncramThis information is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.