§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) women and (b) men have been appointed to each of the partnership committees established to oversee the European peace programme in Northern Ireland. [23968]
§ Mr. MossDistrict partnerships are currently being established in each of the 26 district council areas. The composition of the partnerships is to be approved by the overseeing body, the Northern Ireland partnership board. At present the breakdown of women and men is as follows:
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Women Men Total NIPB 9 14 23 Antrim 5 13 18 Ards 8 13 21 Armagh 5 12 17
Women Men Total Castlereagh 10 15 127 Ballymena 6 18 24 Ballymoney 4 14 18 Banbridge 5 13 18 Belfast 7 14 21 Carrickfergus 6 12 18 Coleraine 7 17 24 Cookstown 5 16 21 Craigavon 8 13 21 Derry 9 12 21 Down 8 13 21 Fermanagh 11 19 30 Larne 6 12 18 Limavady 6 15 21 Lisburn 4 17 21 Magherafelt 5 10 15 Moyle 7 14 21 Newry and Mourne 6 13 19 Newtownabbey 7 17 24 North Down 11 13 24 Omagh 8 10 18 South Tyrone 6 20 26 Strabane 5 17 22 1Some names still to be confirmed.