To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of staff at the Northern Ireland Police Fund are employed by his Department. (80979)

Three members of staff at the Northern Ireland Police Fund are employed by the NIO.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the names are of each (a) director and (b) former director of the Northern Ireland Police Fund. (80983)

I have been advised by the Northern Ireland Police Fund that the names of (a) the current directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund are Mr. D. McClurg, Mrs. C. Carlisle, Mr. I. Clarke, Dr. J. Galway, Mr. C. Jenkins, Mr. R. Miller, ACC McCausland, Ms G. Rice, Mr. T. Spence and (b) the former directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund are Ms A. Paisley, Mrs. F. Reid, Lord Rogan, Mr. R. Wilson and Sir John Semple.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what meetings have been held at which the alleged 2003 security breach in the Northern Ireland Police Fund was discussed. (80984)

One meeting has been held at which the alleged security breach in the Northern Ireland Police Fund was discussed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether Mr. Colin Ashe is an employee of the Northern Ireland Office. (80987)

Mr. Colin Ashe is an employee of the Northern Ireland Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) serving and (b) former members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been forced to move house as a result of the 2003 alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund. (80988)

I have been advised by PSNI that no serving or former officers of the PSNI have been forced to move house as a result of the 2003 alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to whom the directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund report; by whom they were appointed; what the appointment process was; how often the directors meet; and how many have resigned since July 2003. (80992)

The directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund are accountable to the Secretary of State. To facilitate the setting-up of the Fund, the Secretary of State put in place the first Board of Directors; subsequent appointments of directors, the associated processes and the frequency of meetings have all been matters for the Fund. A total of five directors have resigned since July 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from what budget the Northern Ireland Police Fund is funded. (81007)

The Northern Ireland Police Fund is funded by the Northern Ireland Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the appointment of (a) Mr. Desmond Clayton and (b) Mr. Thomas Hale to the Northern Ireland Police Fund was conducted under the auspices of the Northern Ireland Office. (81008)

The appointment of staff to the Northern Ireland Police Fund is a matter for the Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on what date Mr. Colin Ashe was appointed as acting Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Police Fund. (81009)

Mr. Colin Ashe was appointed as acting Chief Executive on 5 July 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) serving and (b) former members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have written to ask about their personal details being handed over to the Provisional IRA following the 2003 alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund. (81010)

Representations have been made to Ministers on behalf of three members of the PSNI to inquire if their personal details have been compromised following the alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund. It has not been possible to ascertain if they were serving or former members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been paid out in grants by the Northern Ireland Police Fund in each year since its foundation. (82380)

I have been advised by the Northern Ireland Police Fund that the following amount has been paid out in grants.

This excludes the additional payments allocated by NIO to the pre-1982 widows.

Spend in the current year on grants up to 30 June is £326,000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been allocated to the Northern Ireland Police Fund in each year since its foundation. (82381)

The budget allocation for the Northern Ireland Police Fund was as follows: