§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the visits she has made to(a) RUC Headquarters and (b) RUC stations since she took office as Secretary of State stating the duration of each such visit; and if she will provide the same information in respect of each of the Ministers in her Department. [87597]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is as follows:
(a) RUC Headquarters:
Private office have details of two visits to RUC Headquarters; one by Mr. Ingram on 12 May 1997 which was scheduled to last 1 hour and one by Mr. Murphy which took place on 8 January 1998, lasting one hour.
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(b) RUC Stations visited Station Date Duration Secretary of State Strand Road 9 May 1997 30 mins Lurgan 17 June 30 mins Newtownabbey 26 September 1997 40 mins Dungannon 8 October 1997 30 mins Musgrave Street, Belfast 24 October 1997 30 mins Balleymoney 7 November 1997 30 mins Enniskillen 13 February 1998 30 mins Waterside 13 March 1998 30 mins Strand Road 12 May 1998 45 mins Antrim 18 May 1998 30 mins Mahon Road 10 July 1998 30 mins Coleraine 10 February 1999 1 hr Woodbourne 18 May 1999 40 mins Cookstown 24 May 1999 40 mins PRRT Maryfield 7 June 1999 30 mins Mr. Ingram Shantallow 6 June 1997 45 mins Edward Street, Portadown 25 June 1997 2 hrs 20 mins Garnerville 3 July 1997 3 hrs Lisburn Road, Belfast 22 September 1997 50 mins Magherafelt 20 November 1997 40 mins Castlereagh Holding Centre 26 January 1998 1 hr 30 mins Bangor 9 March 1998 15 mins Aughnacloy 27 April 1998 Joint Visit Ballygawley 1 hr 30 mins Coleraine 11 May 1998 2 hrs Armagh 20 May 1998 3 hrs Newtownards 26 May 1998 45 mins
(b) RUC Stations visited Station Date Duration Downpatrick 26 May 1998 30 mins Hillsborough 7 November 1998 15 mins Castlecourt Post 16 December 1998 30 mins Omagh 8 March 1999 1 hr 15 mins Strandtown 19 May 1999 1 hr Newcastle 17 June 1999 45 mins Downpatrick 17 June 1999 40 mins Mr. Murphy Oldpark 9 January 1998 20 mins Ballymena 30 April 1998 30 mins Omagh 21 May 1998 30 mins Tennent Street 3 June 1999 Joint visit Antrim Road 1 hr 25 mins Mr. MCFall—Nil return
Lord Dubs—Nil return.
It should be noted that the durations shown have been taken from the programme schedules arranged prior to each visit, as opposed to exact times on the day (which are not readily available). Visits of this kind regularly exceed the arranged times.