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Seat Belts
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers and passengers were summoned for travelling without a seat belt in (a) 1990, (b) 1992, (c) 1994 and (d) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [24600]
Mr. Maclean: There were 10,145 prosecutions for not wearing a seat belt in England and Wales in 1990, 11,258 in 1992 and 8,715 in 1994. Statistics for 1995 are not yet available.
Metropolitan Police (Complaints)
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints the Metropolitan police have settled on cash terms in each year since 1990 and in the current year to date; how many of those have been on
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no-liability admission basis; what has been the total cash agreed for payment in each year; how many of these cases had a (a) racial and (b) sexual aspect; what was the cost per year relating to each of these; what is the total numbers of police officers involved in these cases; and how many have (i) been disciplined, (ii) left the police service and (iii) been subsequently promoted. [24624]
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Mr. Maclean: Information about complaints made against the Metropolitan police, which have been settled on cash terms, is given in the table. The information requested in the latter part of the question is not available centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | (7)1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settled actions | 78 | 74 | 85 | 140 | 174 | 140 | 48 |
| Amount paid | £557,000 | £390,000 | £468,000 | £1,332,000 | £1,050,000 | £1,051,000 | £322,000 |
| Threatened actions | 49 | 38 | 51 | 74 | 100 | 72 | 18 |
| Amount paid | £91,000 | £60,000 | £84,000 | £204,000 | £209,000 | £242,000 | £23,000 |
| Total actions | 127 | 112 | 136 | 214 | 274 | 212 | 66 |
| Total paid | £648,000 | £450,000 | £552,000 | £1,536,000 | £1,259,000 | £1,293,000 | £345,000 |
(7) To 31 March.
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Firearms
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearm permits and shotgun certificates were issued in Wales in 1995; and if he will make a statement. [24625]
Mr. Maclean: The latest available information on firearm and shot gun certificates was published in the Home Office statistical bulletin "Firearm Certificate Statistics, England and Wales 1994", issue 11/95, copies of which can be found in the Library. The bulletin contains the information that 768 new firearm certificates and 2,629 new shot gun certificates were issued in Wales during 1994.
Driving Insurance (Prosecutions)
Mr. Chidgey: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for driving without insurance there have been in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [25256]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 16 April 1996]: Information on the number of proceedings at magistrates courts for the offence of using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, for the latest five years which are available, are given in the table.
Proceedings at magistrates' courts for the offence of using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, England and Wales:
| Year | Number of offences |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 317,797 |
| 1991 | 364,035 |
| 1992 | 404,492 |
| 1993 | 446,568 |
| 1994 | 446,559 |
Coroners (Wales)
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many coroners were in post in Wales on Friday 29 March; [24479]
- (2) how many coroners had been appointed to the new jurisdictions established by the Coroners Districts (Wales) Order 1996, by Saturday 30 March, to hold office from 1 April, giving their appointment dates; [24523]
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(3) which lead authorities under the Coroners Districts (Wales) Order 1996 have made (a) requests and (b) arrangements to use the services of coroners appointed to other areas after 1 April. [24524]
Mr. Sackville: Responsibility for the appointment of coroners rests with the relevant councils. There were 16 coroners in post in Wales on 29 March. Five coroners were formally appointed to the new districts by 30 March to hold office from 1 April, with appointment dates of 29 March. I am informed that Wrexham county borough council and Denbighshire county council made arrangements to use the services of coroners appointed to another area. I am not aware of any other requests made.
Morgan Report
Ms Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to implement the recommendations of the Morgan report, on the role of local councils. [24932]
Mr. Maclean: Over 200 local authorities are already engaged in crime prevention partnerships of the kind endorsed in the Morgan report. Given this level of activity, we see no need to burden them with new statutory responsibilities.
Private Security Industry
Ms Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the transfer of core and ancilliary tasks from the police to the private security industry. [24885]
Mr. Maclean: We have conducted a major review of police core and ancillary tasks and a report of its findings was published on 27 June 1995. The review made no recommendations to transfer traditional police tasks to the private security industry, and we have no plans to do so.
Prisoner Entitlements
Mr. Madden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the entitlements of detainees at (a) HMP Rochester (b) HMP Haslar and (c) Campsfield
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house to (i) receive incoming phone calls, (ii) make phone calls, (iii) receive personal and legal visitors and (iv) spend time in common areas not in cells or dormitories; and if he will make a statement. [25473]
Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 16 April 1996]: Responsibility for this matter as regards the Prison Service has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given in consultation with the Immigration Service.
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Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Max Madden, dated 17 April 1996.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the entitlements of Immigration Act detainees at Rochester and Haslar prisons, and at Campsfield House immigration detention centre.
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The information provided about Campsfield House, which is not a Prison Service establishment, has been supplied by the Immigration Service.
The information requested is set out in the attached table.
Rochester Haslar Campsfield House
Incoming telephone calls Answer-phone only. Dedicated telephone in each dormitory available 24 hours a day. 0900-2200 daily via switchboard.
Messages passed on by staff Emergency calls may be accepted at other times.
Outgoing telephone calls One legal call a day at public expense. Cardphones available for as many calls as they can afford whenever unlocked. Two cardphones in each dormitory available 24 hours a day. Access to payphones 0700-2400 daily. Duty supervisor has discretion to allow calls at other times.
Personal and legal visitors One personal and legal visit a day, except Sundays, subject to space being available in the visits area. Monday-Friday 0930-1200 1330-1630 personal and legal visits Personal: 1400-2100 daily (at other times in emergency or on compassionate grounds).
Personal: Mon-Fri 1400-1630 Saturday 1400-1500 1530-1630 Legal: Monday-Friday 0930-1130 1400-1630 Saturday-Sunday: 1330-1415 personal visits (legal visits exceptionally) Legal: 0900-2100 daily (exceptionally at other times).
Time in common areas (not in cells/dormitories) 10 hours 20 mins a day. Monday-Friday: 12 hours a day Saturday and Sunday: 11 hours 0700-2400
National Consumer Council
19. Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what recent representations he has received on the impact of the reductions in the budget of the National Consumer Council since 1993. [23935]
Mr. John M. Taylor: There is regular contact between the National Consumer Council and my Department on matters including the council's funding. I have received no other representations on this subject.
Heysham 2 Nuclear Power Station
23. Mr. Illsley: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representation he has received regarding refuelling problems at the Heysham 2 nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement. [23941]
Mr. Eggar: This event, which involved the automatic shutdown of one of the two reactors at Heysham 2 on 29 January, was raised in the House by the hon. Member for Clackmannan (Mr. O'Neill) and other hon. Members during the debate on nuclear privatisation of 26 March. I have received no other representations on this subject. There was no danger from the event and it was not a matter that needed to be reported to Ministers under incident reporting criteria. However, Nuclear Electric has kept my Department informed about the event and the on-going investigation into its cause.
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