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Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Mr. Ingram: To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much has been spent to date on the prior options review of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; and from which budget these sums were paid. [11098]
Mr. Ian Taylor: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 January, Official Report, columns 133-34.
Mr. Ingram: To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many (a) United Kingdom, (b) European and (c) international committees include employees of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology as representatives of UK interests; and how many of these employees are leading the UK team on their committee; [11100]
- (2) how many (a) United Kingdom, (b) European and (c) international committees are chaired by employees of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. [11101]
Mr. Taylor: The staff at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology are employed by the Natural Environment Research Council. The prior options process is designed to ensure that the interests of the United Kingdom are best served by these bodies. In most cases, membership in fact reflects the professional or personal qualifications of the individual. However, information on committee membership is set out in the table.
| Chair/President | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 40 |
| European | 1 | 9 |
| International | 3 | 24 |
Mr. Ingram: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the expected future costs of the prior options review of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; and from which budget these sums will be paid. [11099]
Mr. Taylor: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 January, Official Report, columns 136-37.
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HOME DEPARTMENT
Prison Inmates (Prosecutions)
Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been of prison inmates during the past 12 months; what were the principal offences for which they were prosecuted; and if he will make a statement. [9937]
Mr. Maclean: The information is not available centrally.
Prisoners (Custody Costs)
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average cost of custody per inmate month in adult prisons in the last year for which figures are available. [10922]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alun Michael, dated 20 January 1997:
Mr. Michael:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average cost of custody per inmate month in (a) open and (b) closed youth establishments in the last year for which figures are available. [10923]
Miss Widdecombe:
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alun Michael, dated 20 January 1997:
Mr. Michael:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average monthly cost of supervision under the Children and Young Persons Acts for the last year for which figures are available; [10925]
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(3) what was the average monthly cost of a probation order in the last year for which figures are available; [10929]
(4) what was the average monthly cost of a community service order in the last year for which figures are available. [10930]
Mr. Sackville:
Information on monthly unit costs collated from probation service returns is given in the following table:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average cost of the custody per prisoner month in adult prisons in the last year for which figures are available.
The average net operating cost per prisoner per month in adult male prisons in 1995-96 was £1,776. This figure includes establishments which may contain facilities for some young offenders and female prisoners. It excludes all female establishments, most of which may contain both adults and young offenders.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average cost of custody per prisoner month in a) open and b) closed youth establishments in the last year for which figures are available.
The average net operating cost per prisoner per month in open youth establishments in 1995-96 was £2,071 and in closed youth establishments it was £1,730. The figure for closed establishments includes remand centres. These figures exclude all female establishments, most of which may contain both adults and young offenders.
(2) what was the average monthly cost of a supervision order combined with intensive, intermediate treatment or specified activities in the last year for which figures are available; [10926]
| £ per case Cost | |
|---|---|
| Supervision order under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 | 180 |
| Probation Order | 190 |
| Community service order | 140 |
The figure for supervision orders relates to work by the probation service, and does not cover work by social services departments. Information on supervision orders with an additional requirement is not identified separately.
Bail Support Schemes (Costs)
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average monthly cost of bail support schemes in the last year for which figures are available. [10928]
Mr. Sackville: Bail support schemes, which vary widely in scope and coverage, are organised and funded locally by area probation services and social services. No information is held centrally about their cost.
Fire Service College
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the consideration given to health and safety at work issues at the Fire Service College. [11231]
Mr. Sackville : We are satisfied with the consideration given to health and safety at work issues at the Fire Service College. Responsibility for these matters rests with the college management, but the arrangements are monitored by professionally qualified Home Office health and safety officers, Health and Safety Executive inspectors and local authority environmental health officers.
Asylum Seekers
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers are currently held in Her Majesty's prison establishments; and how many of them are accused of committing a crime. [11611]
Mr. Kirkhope: As at 11 December 1996, the latest date for which information is available, 292 persons who had sought asylum were detained in Prison Service establishments solely under Immigration Act powers. In
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addition to these, a further 121 asylum seekers were detained in prisons under powers other than, or in conjunction with, those contained in the Immigration Act 1971. Information on the number of these persons who are being held on criminal charges, as opposed to those serving a court imposed sentence, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Year Against Racism
Mr. Boateng: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations his Department has received in relation to the EC's Year Against Racism, and from whom. [11213]
Mr. Kirkhope: The Department has received many inquiries of many different kinds about aspects of the European year from a wide range of organisations and individuals and has established a database of several hundred names.
Mr. Boateng: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what initiatives are planned as the United Kingdom's contribution to the European Year Against Racism. [11211]
Mr. Kirkhope: The first major event of the year will take place on 28 January, when the Secretary of State for Employment and Education and Sir Herman Ouseley, the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, will be jointly hosting a conference to promote the business case for race equality. We shall then be launching the year formally in February. Other activities are being planned throughout the year, both by Government and by a wide range of other organisations. These are being collated into a calendar of events which will be widely disseminated in due course.
Mr. Boateng: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department is the lead Department for the United Kingdom's contribution to the EC's 1997 Year Against Racism. [11214]
Mr. Boateng: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations his Department has held with groups and organisations in the voluntary sector, and with local authority associations about the European Year Against Racism. [11210]
Mr. Kirkhope: In addition to informal contacts, we have set up a national co-ordinating committee which I am chairing personally. The committee met for the first time on 2 December and meets again on 26 February. The following organisations have been invited on to the committee: the Commission for Racial Equality; Association of County Councils; Association of District Councils; Association of Metropolitan Authorities; British Phonographic Industry; Confederation of British Industry; Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; Interfaith Network; Race for Opportunity; Runnymede Trust; SIA; Trades Union Congress; training and enterprise councils; Welsh Local Government Association; Home Office; Department for Education and Employment; Department of Health; Department of the Environment; and Northern Ireland Office. Lady Flather, the United Kingdom member of the European Union Consultative Committee on Racism and Xenophobia, is also a member of the committee.
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Mr. Boateng: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department has made available with regard to the activities surrounding the EC's designation of 1997 as a Year Against Racism; and what sums have been set aside for such activity. [11212]
Mr. Kirkhope: I am pleased to say that the European year has generated an enormous amount of interest in the United Kingdom and my Department has responded to a large number of inquiries. We have also disseminated widely the newsletter produced by the European Commission. We are providing specific funding to the Commission for Racial Equality to run a helpline and information service for the year and the first United Kingdom newsletter will be issued very shortly to the lists of contacts collated by the Home Office and the Commission for Racial Equality.
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