§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the religious and political affiliations of each member of the Parades Commission. [106109]
§ Mr. IngramThree members of the Parades Commission are from the Protestant community, three are from the Roman Catholic community and one is non-denominational. None has any active involvement with any political party.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many facilitators have been employed by the Parades Commission; how much has been paid(a) in total and (b) to each; and to what religious denominations they belong. [106108]
§ Mr. IngramA team of 12 Authorised Officers, representing a balance in gender and religion, has been employed by the Parades Commission, through Mediation Network NI, since April 1998.
The remuneration for 1998–99 was £7,000 per annum, based on a minimum of 80 days commitment per year. The remuneration for 1999–2000 was £7,200. The Commission has recently decided to extend the remit of the Authorised Officers to include education and community development and, accordingly, the days have been increased to a minimum of 100 days per annum with a commensurate increase in remuneration to £9,000 per annum. Since April 1998 to end December 1999 the total remuneration was £151,000.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what are the religious affiliations of the applicants for the post of Chairman of the Parades Commission; [106107]
(2) how many applications have been received for the post of Chairman of the Parades Commission. [106110]
§ Mr. IngramOf the 45 applicants who recently applied for the post of Chairman of the Parades Commission. 18 were Protestant, 11 were Roman Catholic and 16 were from other denominations or did not specify.
This information was obtained for the purposes of equal opportunities monitoring. It was not made available to the interviewing panel.