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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Georgia. - Including figures.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139281; 413 c1046W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which countries are on the list of those whose driving licence is transferable to a Northern Ireland one; what criteria are used in deciding whether a country's driving licence is transferable to Northern Ireland; for what reason South Africa is excluded...

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2003

For answer on

17 November 2003

Answered on

17 November 2003

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which countries are on the list of those whose driving licence is transferable to a Northern Ireland one; what criteria are used in deciding whether a country's driving licence is transferable to Northern Ireland; for what reason South Africa is excluded from this list; and what plans he has to amend the arrangements to include South Africa. [138726] Angela Smith: There are 14 countries and territories currently designated for the purposes of exchangeable licences in Northern Ireland, namely Australia, Austria, Barbados, the Republic of Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and Zimbabwe, and the territories of Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands. In determining the suitability of a country for exchange purposes, the driver testing and licensing systems are assessed, to ensure that the drivers meet standards that are comparable to those in Northern Ireland. This includes an assessment of the driving test, the integrity of licensing system and the nature and format of the licence itself. With regard to the Republic of South Africa (RSA), it is accepted that the nature of the driving test and the general driving standards are comparable to those in Northern Ireland. However, further consideration is being given to the integrity of the system for issuing licences. Furthermore, the RSA driving licence does not indicate whether it has been issued in exchange for a licence from a third country. This is important since the standards in that third country may not have been assessed against Northern Ireland standards. The Department of the Environment is continuing to assess the suitability of licences from RSA for exchange. The Department is also developing proposals to amend the relevant legislation to enable selective recognition of licences from other countries so that, for example, licences which had been issued in exchange for a licence from a third country, which does not meet Northern Ireland standards, could be excluded from the exchange arrangements. This will bring exchange arrangements in Northern Ireland into line with those in Great Britain. Depending on the availability of legislative opportunities, it is hoped to have the amendment in place before the end of 2005.

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

138726; 413 c476-7W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he is taking to improve ambuance response times in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2003

Reference

133183; 411 c519-20W;411 c523W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on his plans to improve water efficiency in (a) low income households, (b) small businesses and (c) public sector offices. - Chief Executive of Water Service will write.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

121937; 410 c837W;410 c834W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Water Service met its targets in respect of domestic water efficiency in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) since January. - Chief Executive of Water Service will write.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

121932; 410 c836W;410 c834W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average ambulance response time was in each year since 1997 in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) North Down; and if he will make a statement. - Including tables.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 June 2003

For answer on

16 September 2003

Answered on

16 September 2003

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average ambulance response time was in each year since 1997 in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) North Down; and if he will make a statement. [121926] Angela Smith: The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service does not report average ambulance response times on a Northern Ireland or parliamentary constituency basis. Ambulance performance is assessed against national response time standards. In Northern Ireland these are applied as follows: ambulance at the scene of 50 per cent. of 999 calls in 8 minutes ambulance at the scene of 95 per cent. of 999 calls in 18 minutes (eastern area); or 21 minutes (northern, southern and western areas). The results for each area are as follows: Percentage of calls at scene within 8 minutes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Northern Southern Eastern Western 1998-99 48 47 55 62 1999-2000 46 45 59 56 2000-01 47 42 63 56 2001-02 47 41 57 53 2002-03 47 41 57 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage of calls at scene within 18-21 minutes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Northern Southern Eastern Western 1998-99 95 94 96 95 1999-2000 95 93 97 94 2000-01 94 92 97 94 2001-02 93 92 96 94 2002-03 93 92 96 94 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

16 September 2003

Reference

121926; 410 c710W;410 c708W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of security at royal palaces; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 24.06.2003, 407 c867-75.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

121918; 408 c648W;408 c646W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the progress being made with the Water Service's water efficiency programme.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 2003

Reference

121931; 408 c344W

House

House of Commons

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