§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list annual income from(a) fees, (b) charges and (c) fines; what was the total number of staff employed (i) part-time and (ii) full-time; and what contribution his Department has made towards the annual running costs in each of the past three years in respect of (1) the agricultural wages board, (2) the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland Agency, (3) the Northern Ireland tourist board, (4) the Poisons board, (5) the Regional Medics Physics agency, (6) the Animals (Scientific Procedures) inspectorate, (7) the Agriculture Health and Safety inspectorate, (8) the Fertilisers and Feedstuffs inspectorate, (9) the Pharmaceutical inspectorate, (10) the Plant Health inspectorate, (11) the Potato inspectorate, (12) the Seeds inspectorate, (13) the Trading Standards inspectorate, (14) the Milk and Milk Products quality assurance division, (15) the Health and Safety inspectorate, (16) the Fisheries inspectorate, (17) the Veterinary Service, (18) the Companies Registry, (19) the Transport Licensing and Enforcement division, (20) the Health and Social Services Board inspectorate of registered nursing homes, (21) the Horticultural inspectorate, (22) the Egg Marketing inspectorate and (23) the Drugs inspectorate. [2746]
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding reply 28 November 1995]: The information is as follows:
1. Agriculture wages board 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from fees, charges and fines — — — Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff — — — Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 13 18 15
2. Driver and vehicle licensing Northern Ireland 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 914 914 1,129 Charges — — — Fines (£000s) 1,350 1,280 1,540 Part-time staff 2 2 2 Full-time staff 225 224 224 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 4,538 4,627 4,820 Fees do not include vehicle excise duty.
Fines have been interpreted as awards of back duty or mitigated penalties collected by the Agency in lieu of prosecution.
In 1994–95 DHSS paid DVLNI £1,000 to meet the Agency's cost of amending its stationery to include organ donor information and £4,000 to modify its computer system. In addition, the DVLNI required an extra member of staff to process the information, and DHSS paid the associated cost of £3.000 in 1994–95.
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3. Northern Ireland tourist board 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 229 724 230 Charges (£000s) 38 45 59 Fines — — — Part-time staff 1 9 9
3. Northern Ireland tourist board 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Full-time staff 115 129 134 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 5,021 5,114 5,363 4. Poisons BoardThe Board has not met in recent years and has given rise to no costs or income.5. Regional Medics Physics Agency (Established 1 April 1994)
- The accounts of the Agency for 1994–95 shows the following:
- Income from Boards: £1,790,006
- Income from HSS Trusts: £373,965
- Income from private sector firms: £78,545
- Income from public bodies: £13,227
- Part-time staff: —
- Full-time staff: 57
- Departmental contribution: to running costs:
The Agency is funded through contract income and does not receive any direct Departmental funding.
6. Animals (scientific procedures) inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from fees, charges and fines — — — Part-time staff 1 1 1 Full-time staff — — — Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 29 27 34
9. Pharmaceutical inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 34 36 37 Charges (£000s) — — — Fines (£000s) — — — Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 2 2 2 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 30 29 31
13. Trading standards branch 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 148 156 116 Charged (£000s) — — — Fines — — 20 Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 52 54 56 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 1,830 1,271 1,252
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14. Milk and milk products quality assurance division 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from tees, charges and tines (£000s) 35 45 25 Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 28 27 25 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 700 646 599
15. Health and Safety inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 4 1 6 Charges — — — Fines — — — Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 61 59 59 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 1,464 1,410 1,487
16. Fisheries inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from fees, charges and fines (£000s) 196 243 206 Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 36 42 45 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 670 779 883
17. Veterinary service1 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from fees, charges and fines (£000s) 3,026 2,919 2,860 Part-time staff 6 7 9 Full-time staff 556 561 548 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 22,439 23,894 22,337 1Includes poultry meat inspection income and expenditure figures.
18. Companies registry 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 402 404 431 Charges — — — Fines1 (£000s) — — 122 Part-time staff 1 1 1 Full-time staff 25 26 27 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 355 369 383 1 Late filing penalties introduced 7 April 1994.
19. Transport licensing and enforcement division 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 165 192 223 Charges — — — Fines(£000s) — — — Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 37 37 37 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 695 734 805 As TLEB is part of the Department of the Environment NI (DOE) its costs are resourced from the Departmental budget for running costs.
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20. Health and social services board inspectorate of registered nursing homes1 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 38 613 693 Charges — — — Fines — — — Part-time staff 6 6 6 Full-time staff 42 45 49 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 1,144 663 672 1 Covers both residential homes and nursing homes.
23. Drugs inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Fees (£000s) 6 6 8 Charges — — — Fines — — — Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 1 1 1 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 19 20 20 The following individual inspectorates form part of the AGRI-FOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE of the Department of Agriculture:
- 7. Agriculture Health and Safety Inspectorate
- 8. Fertilisers and Feedstuff inspectorate
- 10. Plant Health inspectorate
- 11. Potato inspectorate
- 12. Seeds inspectorate
- 21. Horticultural inspectorate
- 22. Egg Marketing inspectorate
As such, the information relating to them cannot be disaggregated into the format requested. However, the aggregate information is as follows.
Agri-food development service 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Annual income from fees, charges and fines (£000s) 253 137 208 Part-time staff — — — Full-time staff 61 46 45 Departmental contribution to running costs (£000s) 1,421 1,407 1,369