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Mr. Devlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Gatsometer speed cameras are in use on trunk roads in England and Wales. [19619]
Mr. Maclean: The information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. Devlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for speeding have resulted from the introduction of Gatsometer speed cameras; and how many have resulted in convictions. [19620]
Mr. Maclean: Information on the number of prosecutions for speeding offences detected by automatic cameras is published in the annual Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Motoring Offences, England and Wales 1994", issue 23/95, Table B, copies of which can be found in the Library.
The information available to me suggests that some 94 per cent. of these prosecutions completed during 1994 led to a conviction.
Mr. Devlin:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the reliability of evidence gained by Gatsometer speed cameras. [19621]
Mr. Maclean:
All radar speed meters, such as the Gatsometer, have to be type approved by the Secretary of State under the provisions of section 20 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, as amended, before they can be used for traffic law enforcement. To obtain type approval, such equipment must first be evaluated by the police service and it is then subjected to independent laboratory testing in which it has to meet published standards, including ones for accuracy and reliability, which have been set by the police scientific development branch. Police procedures also provide for other checks to be made on the reliability and accuracy of the equipment when it is in use.
Sir Ivan Lawrence:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made in the 1985 report of the Home Affairs Committee on the Chinese community in Britain. [19644]
Mr. Kirkhope:
I will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Pendry:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British citizens were arrested in Munich before Nottingham Forest's match with Bayern Munich in the UEFA cup; and how many of them had previously been convicted in England for football-related offences. [19876]
Mr. Maclean:
Of the 56 English fans arrested, three are known to have been previously convicted in England and Wales for football-related offences.
Mr. Pendry:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has made to the German Government to seek to reach a bilateral agreement with that Government so that domestic courts can impose restriction orders on those convicted of football-related offences in Germany. [19875]
Mr. Maclean:
Approaches were made to the German Government shortly after the Football Spectators Act 1989 was implemented. However, there has been no progress so far in reaching an agreement, largely because of the federal structure of Germany.
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Mr. Pendry:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he is making to the German authorities to ensure that all those arrested for alleged offences in Munich before Nottingham Forest's match with Bayern Munich in the UEFA cup are prosecuted in Germany. [19874]
Mr. Maclean:
The prosecution of those who commit offences in another country is entirely a matter for that country.
Mr. Cohen:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who is responsible for decisions to remove deceased prisoners' brains; [19955]
Mr. Sackville:
If organs or tissue are required to be removed for further examination to establish the cause of death, the decision is taken by the pathologist under the direction of the coroner.
Mr. Cohen:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the locations in which Ronald Kray's brain was stored before being returned to the body. [19963]
Mr. Sackville:
Arrangements for the care of the material are a matter for the pathologists involved.
Mrs. Anne Campbell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been prosecuted and fined for refusing to enter their names on the electoral register in each of the last five years. [19690]
Mr. Sackville:
This information is not held centrally.
Mr. David Porter:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to use improved technology to provide for a closing date for absent vote applications nearer the date of elections; what proposals he has to abolish dies non in future calculations of election timetables; and if he will make a statement. [19803]
Mr. Sackville:
The Government have been considering the question of changing the closing date for the receipt of absent voting applications and hope to make an announcement soon. There are no plans to abolish dies non.
Mr. Porter:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to use improved technology to provide for a qualifying date for electoral registration nearer the publication of the electoral register; and if he will make a statement. [19804]
Mr. Sackville:
The great majority of electoral registration officers already make extensive use of technology, but still require all the time between the qualifying date and the publication of the register to meet the current statutory provisions. There are no plans to change either date.
Mr. David Atkinson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the level of recorded crime in Bournemouth in each quarter since 1992. [19815]
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Mr. Maclean:
Information on recorded crime below police force level is not collected centrally.
Mr. Cohen:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all those who have made contact with (a) his Department and (b) the Prison Service in order to solicit body parts for (i) organ donation and (ii) medical research; and what was the response to each request. [19964]
Mr. Sackville:
It is a matter for the relatives and the person in lawful possession of the body to authorise the removal of body parts for these purposes and we are not aware of any such applications made to the Department or to the Prison Service. The donation of organs and the removal of body parts for medical research are governed by the Human Tissue Act 1961.
Dr. Goodson-Wickes:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those countries whose nationals are able to enter the United Kingdom without a visa. [20070]
Mr. Kirkhope:
A list of those countries or territories whose nationals require visas to enter the United Kingdom is set out in the appendix to the Immigration Rules, as amended, a copy of which is in the Library.
Mr. Hinchliffe:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers are available to enforce the original contract where a gambler places a series of ante-post bets which are subsequently successful and the bookmaker fails to pay out on the accumulator and sets maximum winnings at a significantly lower level. [19372]
Mr. Kirkhipe:
In law, all wagering contracts are unenforceable. However, under the Licensed Betting Offices Regulations 1986, bookmakers are required to display a notice setting out the terms on which they invite persons to bet on those premises including any maximum limit on the amount of winnings and the procedure for the resolutions of disputed bets.
Mr. Michael:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes his Department plans which will affect the forensic science laboratory in Chepstow; and if he will make a statement. [19933]
Mr. Maclean:
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Chief Executive of the Forensic Science Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
(2) who was responsible for the decision to remove Ronald Kray's brain. [19954]
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