HC Deb 10 May 2004 vol 421 cc111-2W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many meetings of(a) the Northern Ireland Policing Board, (b) its sub-committees and (c) other events related to their membership each member of the board (i) was entitled to attend and (ii) actually attended. [170406]

Mr. Pearson

The information requested in respect of meetings of the Northern Ireland Policing Board is detailed in the following table.

In respect of the information relating to attendance at sub committees and other events I would invite my hon. Friend to write directly to the Chairman of the Policing Board for Northern Ireland at the following address.

  • Professor Desmond Rea,
  • Chairman
  • Policing Board for Northern Ireland,
  • Waterside Tower,
  • 31 Clarendon Road,
  • Clarendon Dock.
  • Belfast
  • BTI 3BG.

Attendance at Northern Ireland Policing Board meetings held during the period 4 November 2001 to 30 April 2004
Member Number of meetings attended (possible)
Mr. Alex Attwood 28 (29)
Mr. Denis Bradley (Vice Chairman) 28 (29)
Viscount Brookeborough 25 (29)
Mr. Joe Byrne 27 (29)
Mr. Fred Cobain 28 (29)
Mr. Ivan Davis 5(5)
Mr. Brian Dougherty 27 (29)
Mr. Sam Foster 23 (24)
Mr. Barry Gilligan 28 (29)
Mr. Willie Hay 26 (29)
Mr. Tom Kelly 21 (29)
Lord Kilclooney 18(29)
Mr. James Leslie 5(5)
Mrs. Pauline McCabe 28 (29)
Mr. Alan McFarland 24 (24)
Mr. Eddie McGrady 22 (29)
Mrs. Rosaleen Moore 25 (29)
Mr. Ian Paisley Jnr. 29 (29)
Prof Desmond Rea (Chairman) 29 (29)
Mr. Suniel Sharma 21 (29)
Mr. Sammy Wilson 29 (29)
Notes:
1. The total number of board meetings that it would have been possible for each member to attend is shown in brackets.
2. Mr. Ivan Davis and Mr. James Leslie left the board on 19 February 2002 and were replaced by Mr. Sam Foster and Mr. Alan McFarland on 20 February 2002.