Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Thursday, 7 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 February 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 5 February 2001 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications he has received for independent members of the Police Board; what is the breakdown of the applicants by (a) gender, (b) perceived community affiliation, (c) age under (i) 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50, (iv) 51 to 65 and (v) 66 and over and (d) sexual orientation. - Including tables.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications he has received for independent members of the Police Board; what is the breakdown of the applicants by (a) gender, (b) perceived community affiliation, (c) age under (i) 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50, (iv) 51 to 65 and (v) 66 and over and (d) sexual orientation. [142274] Mr. Ingram: The total applications received was 347. Nine applicants failed to complete the monitoring form and as a result are not included in the statistics. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Gender Male 254 Female 84 Religion Protestant 191 Catholic 98 Other 49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The information is available in the following format: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age Number Less than 25 3 25-35 21 36-45 70 46-55 104 Over 55 140 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sexual orientation Data are not available on the sexual orientation of applicants.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 142274; 362 c371W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Applications Age Gender Public appointments Northern Ireland Policing Board Sexuality
Contains statistics: Yes
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