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Holding Centre (Glasgow Airport)
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has held with the British Airports Authority concerning the building of a holding centre at Glasgow airport; what estimate he has made of the cost of construction; and if he will make a statement. [11675]
Mr. Kirkhope: There have been no discussions with the British Airports Authority about building a holding centre at Glasgow airport.
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Mr. Hutton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce the appointment of a chairman for the Criminal Cases Review Commission. [12323]
Mr. Kirkhope: An announcement will be made once the process of selection and appointment currently under way is completed.
British Nationality (Hong Kong)
Mr. Marlow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made as to likely changes in the ratio of dependants to principal beneficiaries under the British nationality (Hong Kong) selection scheme. [12526]
Mr. Kirkhope: With almost 97 per cent. of the principal registrations under the scheme now completed, we do not expect there to be any change in this ratio. Some spouses and dependants who were not included in the original application may apply for registration before the end-1996 deadline, but these are not likely to affect the figure significantly.
Restraint Techniques
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the commissioner of police for London on (a) the conduct of individual police officers and (b) the practices in respect of the unlawful killing of Mr. Shiji Lapite; what action he proposes to take to compensate Mr. Lapite's family; what measures he proposes to alter the practices which led to Mr. Lapite's death; and if he will make a statement. [12764]
Mr. Maclean: I understand that, following the verdict of the coroner's inquest, the case has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions who will again consider the criminal aspects of the case. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the details of the case at this stage.
The Association of Chief Police Officers is currently considering its guidelines on the use of restraint techniques. I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that no claim for compensation has yet been received from Mr. Lapite's family.
Mr. Cohen:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ban the use of neck choke holds by
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(a) the police and (b) prison officers; and if he will make a statement. [12722]
Mr. Maclean:
No. The law provides that any person may use reasonable force in upholding the law. What particular means of restraint is reasonable is a matter for the courts in the circumstances of the particular case.
Mr. Nigel Evans:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he plans to allocate police grant in 1996-97. [13101]
Mr. Howard:
I yesterday laid before the House the police grant report (England and Wales) 1996-97. This should be read in conjunction with, for England, the Local government finance report, the special grant report (No. 16) and, for Wales, with the information laid before the House this afternoon by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
The police grant report includes the allocation of funding for the 5,000 extra officers announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister.
Funding figures for each police authority are set out in the table:
(28) Includes SSA, Police Grant and Special (SSA) Reduction) Grant (Police Funding Review). Figure are rounded to the nearest £100,000.
(29) Figure for the Metropolitan Police does not include funding allocated to the Receiver under the Other Services Block SSA for school crossing patrols, Magistrates' Courts and the Probation Service.
(30) Figure for the City does not include Capital Financing and Other Services Block SSAs which are allocated to the Common Council of the City of London as a whole in respect of all its functions.
(31) Figures for South Wales and Gwent police authorities have been adjusted to show what they would have received in 1995-96 had the transfer of the Rhymney Valley from South Wales to Gwent, due to take effect on 1 April 1996, been effective for 1995-96. These adjustments enable valid comparisons to be made between these forces' allocations for 1995-96 and 1996-97.
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Police Cautions (Burglary)
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the practice and policy of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in respect of cautioning persons who have been apprehended following a reported or suspected burglary; and if he will make a statement; [11261]
- (2) how many people have been cautioned in the Metropolitan police area over the past two years following their being apprehended following a reported or suspected burglary. [11262]
Mr. Maclean [holding answers 29 January 1996]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that Metropolitan police practice and policy on the cautioning of offenders follows guidance provided in the Home Office circular number 18 of 1994 "The Cautioning of Offenders".
During 1994, 959 people were cautioned in the Metropolitan police district for burglary offences. Figures for 1995 are not yet available.
Rough Sleepers
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will given an estimate on the number of physical attacks on rough sleepers in 1995; and if he will make a statement; [9974]
- (2) if his Department keeps official statistics on the number of physical attacks on rough sleepers; and if he will make a statement. [9975]
Mr. Maclean
[holding answers 29 January 1996]: This information is not collected centrally and there are no plans to do so.
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Doctors and Nurses
Mr. Callaghan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors and nurses worked in the NHS in each year from 1992 to 1995; and how many currently work in the NHS. [9504]
Mr. Malone: For figures relating to doctors, I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Health gave the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish) on 18 December 1995, Official Report, columns 947-50. For the figures relating to the nurses, I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Health gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 8 November 1995, Official Report, column 973.
Tobacco Advertising
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government health warnings on tobacco advertisements on the consumption of tobacco by teenagers. [10762]
Mr. Horam: We are not aware of any research which looks specifically at the effect of health warnings on consumption of tobacco by teenagers. In practice, many factors influence the teenagers' consumption of tobacco--notably, price and parental influence. It is very difficult to isolate the specific effect of health warnings on consumption from the influence of other factors.
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