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Written Answers to Questions
Tuesday 28 January 1997
HOME DEPARTMENT
Police Cautions
Mr. John Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cautions have been administered by police forces to (a) adults, (b) young persons and (c) juveniles in each of the last five years. [13023]
Mr. Maclean: Information on the number of persons cautioned by age group is published in the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", table 5.1 of the 1993 and 1995 editions. Copies are available in the Library.
Breathalysed Drivers
Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers were breathalysed in the Christmas period in each of the past five years; how many of those tests were positive; and if he will make a statement. [11033]
Mr. Maclean: Figures collected by the Home Office do not enable the Christmas and new year period to be separately identified. The Association of Chief Police Officers, however, has collected figures on the number of positive breath tests during this period in each of the last five years, with the total number of screening breath tests required for 1992 to 1994. They are:
| Number of breath tests | Number positive | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 59,069 | 4,248 |
| 1993-94 | 65,522 | 4,470 |
| 1994-95 | 78,009 | 4,706 |
| 1995-96 | n/a | 4,411 |
| 1996-97 | n/a | (1)5,209 |
(1) Provisional.
n/a = not available.
| Number of breath tests | Number positive/refused | Percentage positive/refused | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 110,100 | 8,500 | 8 |
| 1993 | 105,800 | 8,600 | 8 |
| 1994 | 129,100 | 8,700 | 7 |
| 1995 | 141,400 | 8,900 | 6 |
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Police Accommodation
Miss Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answers of 11 December, Official Report, columns 266-67, on Vauxhall police division and Grafton square and 13 January, Official Report, column 46, on police accommodation in Lambeth, what is the relationship between the strategic review of the provision of police accommodation and the on-going review of the long-term police accommodation needs. [12375]
Mr. Maclean: The review of the long-term police accommodation needs refers to a five-yearly rolling review of the Metropolitan police's operational building strategy. The strategy is due to be updated by September 1997. Each area contributes to the review of the operational building strategy. The on-going strategic review into police accommodation needs in Lambeth will inform 5 Area's submission to the review process for the operational building strategy.
Ticket Touts
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many criminal proceedings involving alleged ticket touting at football matches under section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 have been pursued to date; and how many convictions have been secured. [12359]
Mr. Maclean: In 1995, 210 defendants were prosecuted for the offence of "sale of football tickets by unauthorised person on day of match" under section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Of these, 188 were convicted.
Female Police
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of women by rank within the police forces in Wales on 31 December in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [12869]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 27 January 1997]: The information requested is shown in the table:
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyfed-Powys | |||||
| Association of Chief Police Officers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Superintendant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chief Inspector | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Inspector | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Sergeant | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Constable | 95 | 102 | 144 | 117 | 119 |
| Gwent | |||||
| Association of Chief Police Officers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Superintendant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chief Inspector | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Inspector | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Sergeant | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Constable | 91 | 99 | 105 | 106 | 137 |
| North Wales | |||||
| Association of Chief Police Officers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Superintendant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chief Inspector | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Inspector | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Sergeant | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Constable | 135 | 144 | 146 | 165 | 174 |
| South Wales | |||||
| Association of Chief Police Officers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Superintendant | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Chief Inspector | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Inspector | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 66 |
| Sergeant | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Constable | 254 | 262 | 260 | 253 | 287 |
Figures for 1991 to 1994 as at 31 December. Figures for 1995 as at 31 March.
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Football Matches (Policing)
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total number of police officers on duty at Premiership and Football League matches in England and Wales and the total cost of these officers for the seasons (a) 1993-94, (b) 1994-95 and (c) 1995-96. [12356]
Mr. Maclean: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Police (Court Attendances)
Mr. Hinchliffe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the police man hours spent in court attendance for each of the last five years. [11054]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 27 January 1997]: This information is not held centrally.
Young Offenders
Mr. Hutton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to bring section 60 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 into operation; and if he will make a statement. [12488]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 27 January 1997]: Sufficient secure local authority accommodation is required before section 60 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 can be brought into operation. The Government are funding an expansion of the local authority secure estate.
Police (Increased Strength)
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the annual cost of providing an additional 3,000 police officers. [12806]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 27 January 1997]: The additional cost of 3,000 extra police constables in 1997-98 is an estimated £60 million, which the Government have made available.
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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Aid and Trade Provision
Mr. Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, by company and country, all projects granted assistance from the aid and trade provision in the financial years 1995-96 and 1996-97. [12924]
Dr. Liam Fox: The following new projects were approved for funding under the aid and trade provision in the financial years 1995-96 and 1996-97:
| Country | Company | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | ||
| China | Purac Ltd. | Liuzhou water |
| China | Siemens Plessey | Nanjing airport |
| Indonesia | Clough Smith | Samarinda transmission line |
| Indonesia | GEC Alsthom | Java power transmission |
| Indonesia | G. Cussons Ltd. | Piston engines research laboratory |
| Indonesia | Phillip Harris Ltd. | Science and technology, Java universities |
| Pakistan | Reynolds Boughton | Fire crash tenders |
| Ghana | Biwater International | SE districts water supply |
| Zimbabwe | Landrover Exports Ltd. | Supply of 300 Landrovers |
| 1996-97 | ||
| China | Balfour Beatty | Guangzhou Metro overhead catenary system |
| China | GEC | Guangzhou Metro ventilation system |
| Philippines | Mabey and Johnson | Steel bridging |
| Ghana | TecQuipment Ltd. | Support to the national vocational training institute centres |
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