§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will estimate for each of the last four years for which figures are available the principal items of expenditure from the total annual budget of the Complaints and Discipline Department of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and how many officers and staff were employed and at what salary grades. [69656]
§ Mr. IngramThe main expenditure for the Complaints and Discipline Department of the Royal Ulster Constabulary is on staff costs. Other expenditure would include accommodation and supplies e.g. Stationery, and are dealt with on a force-wide basis.
The personnel costs for both police and civilian support staff are estimated as follows:
Year £ million 1997–98 4.5 1998–99 4.8 Note:
Costs for the previous two years are not readily available.
The personnel costs include salaries, allowances and ERNI.
The numbers and grades of officers and support staff are as follows:
Letter from Ian Walters to Mr. Roy Beggs, dated 23 February 1999:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me as Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency to reply to your question about pre-school playgroups supported through the Action for Community Employment (ACE) programme.At 31 December 1998, the latest date for which figures are available, 118 ACE schemes were delivering programmes for children aged under 5, the majority of which were playgroups. The number of ACE participants directly involved with these schemes was 444.361WThe Minister, Mr. McFall, has set up a dedicated team of officials drawn from the Training and Employment Agency, the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Education. The team is undertaking a survey of the contribution which existing schemes currently make to their local communities.The team is also providing advice and assistance to ACE schemes which decide to make the transition to New Deal and the replacement for ACE, Worktrain. ACE schemes are being encouraged to become involved in the delivery of these new programmes so that their expertise is not lost and they can continue to serve the community. Approximately one third of ACE schemes are already members of the consortia which are delivering New Deal.I hope that you find this information useful.
£ Department Land and buildings Vehicles plan and machinery Furniture and equipment Total NIO Department 362,000 — — 362,000 Probation Board for Northern Ireland — — 109 109 Juvenile Justice Board — 735 — 735 Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland — — 36 36 Northern Ireland Prison Service 1,400,000 6,330 — 1,406,330 Police Authority for Northern Ireland 377,000 752,985 — 1,129,985 DANI Rivers Agency — 177,967 — 177,967 Forest Service 425,596 32,963 — 458,559 Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority 12,000 — — 12,000 Fisheries Conservancy Board — 2,000 — 2,000 Breen Farm 14,000 — — 14,000 Livestock and Meat Commission 580,000 — — 580,000 Agri-Food Development Service 740,000 27,505 — 767,505 DED DED HQ and IDB 8,654,000 8,000 — 8,662,000 Training and Employment Agency 2,000,000 38,000 36,000 2,074,000 Industrial Research Technology Unit 10,000 1,000 — 11,000 Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd. — — 6,000 6,000 Enterprise Ulster — — 2,000 2,000 Construction Industry Training Board — — 14,000 14,000 DFD — 2,500 — 2,500 DHSS Core Department 2,592,000 — 10,000 2,602,000 Social Security Agency — — 1,000 1,000 Health and Social Services Trust No breakdown available 321,000 Northern Ireland Services Agency for the Health and Social Services No breakdown available 8,000 Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service No breakdown available 5,000 DOE Core Department 3,196,137 — — 3,196,137 Water Service 690,715 390,784 — 1,081,499 Roads Service 604,715 98,391 — 703,106 Environment and Heritage Service — 7,879 — 7,879 Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland — 200 — 200 Rate Collection Agency — 650 1,139 1,789 Fire Authority of Northern Ireland — 39,770 461 40,231 Northern Ireland Housing Executive 123,998,000 4,000 — 124,002,000 Laganside Corporation 1,235,000 — — 1,235,000 Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company 3,350,533 26,000 — 3,376,533 Total 152,264,100