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Departmental Expenditure

Volume 448: debated on Wednesday 28 June 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the levels of under-capacity and over-capacity are in the accommodation of (a) each of the Northern Ireland departmental headquarters and (b) each of their out-offices; and what the annual recurring costs are associated with each of (i) the Northern Ireland departmental headquarters buildings and (ii) each of their out-offices. (78559)

It is not possible to determine over or under-capacity in accommodation currently as there is no set space standard. However it is estimated that less than 1.5 per cent. of floor space is vacant. In the longer term, the Workplace 2010 initiative aims to provide a more flexible and modern working environment and will introduce space standards against which over and under capacity can be measured.

Tables setting out the recurring costs for buildings—or parts thereof—that are headquarter buildings and also for out-offices on a departmental basis will be placed in the Library. The figures shown are for 2005-06 and include items such as rent, rates, maintenance, fuel and furniture charges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cars are (a) owned and (b) leased by each department under his authority in Northern Ireland; what models the cars are; what type of petrol each requires; what the fuel efficiency is of each model; and for what purpose each car is used. (78748)

Details of the cars, leased and owned by each department under my authority are listed in the following table.

Cars have been defined as passenger-carrying vehicles for the purpose of this response.

Dept

Model

Owned

Leased

Fuel type

Efficiency

Purpose used

DFP

Vauxhall Omega

6

Petrol

23 mpg

Ministerial/SCS business use

Peugeot 607

4

Diesel

34 mpg

As above

Peugeot 807

1

Diesel

25 mpg

As above

Toyota Prius

2

Hybrid (pet/electric

54 mpg

As above

DETI

Peugeot 607

1

Diesel

30 mpg

Departmental business/courier

DHSSPS

Volvo S80

1

Petrol

23 mpg

Departmental business

Renault Clio

1

Petrol

47 mpg

Used by Director of NI Clinical and Social Care Governance Support Team

DARD

Citroen Synergie

1

Diesel

35mpg

Departmental business - Sea Fisheries Inspectorate

Toyota Landcruiser LC2

1

Diesel

36 mpg

Departmental business - Sea Fisheries Inspectorate

DSD

Audi A6 Tdi

1

Diesel

38.8 mpg

Departmental business

NIO

Volvo S80

3

Petrol

30 mpg

Departmental business

Vauxhall Omega

1

Petrol

27 mg

Departmental business

Vauxhall Vectra

1

Petrol

39 mpg

Departmental business

Ford Mondeo

1

Petrol

39 mpg

Departmental business

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) the Department for Social Development and (b) the Department for Employment and Learning spent on the women’s community sector in each of the last five years, broken down by spending area. (78882)

The Department for Social Development has allocated £3,736,249 in total over the last five years to women’s organisations as set out in the following tables.

£

2001-02

192,190

2002-03

342,472

2003-04

447,102

2004-05

969,212

2005-06

1,785,271

Total

3,736,247

£

EU Programme for Building Sustainable Prosperity 2000-06 Measure 3.2 Advice and Information Services

96,318

EU Programme for Building Sustainable Prosperity 2000-06 Measure 3.3 Community Sustainability

116,626

The Social Inclusion/Community Regeneration Executive Programme Fund 2003-04, 2004-05

984,973

Rural Women’s Networks Programme 2005-06

293,775

Short Term Funding programme to Women’s Organisations Delivering Support and Services to Disadvantaged Communities 2005-06

1,034,412

Belfast Regeneration Office Funding to Women’s Sector Organisations

1,002,433

North West Development Office Funding to Women’s Sector Organisations

207,710

Total

3,736,247