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Gender Impact Assessment
Jackie Ballard:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the subject of each gender impact assessment drawn up by her Department since June 1997, indicating in each case whether the outcome has been (a) put out to consultation and (b) published. [92003]
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Mr. Foulkes:
Gender impact is routinely assessed in each Evaluation Study commissioned by DFID's Evaluation Department. These studies are put out in draft for comment among persons associated with the project or programme under evaluation, and are routinely published in hard copy and on DFID's Internet Website. A global evaluation of DFID's work in promoting gender equality will be commissioned later this year.
Evaluation studies completed and published since June 1997 include:
Studies in hand include:
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Mr. Jack:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a consolidated list of criminal offences together with the minimum and maximum lengths of sentences which attach to each type of offence. [91668]
Mr. Boateng:
No consolidated list of criminal offences currently exists and to produce one would be an expensive and time-consuming exercise with limited benefits. I therefore have no plans to do so.
Mr. Kaufman:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the enforcement of the law in relation to pedal cyclists who ride (a) through red lights and (b) on pavements. [91562]
Kate Hoey:
Enforcement of the law in respect of cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police. The hazards caused by cyclists who ride through red lights and who cycle inconsiderately on the pavement are recognised by chief officers and appropriate action is taken where such offences are detected. In order to assist the police, we are introducing, from 1 August, a fixed penalty for the offence of cycling on the pavement. Chief officers recognise that the fixed penalty will need to be used with a considerable degree of discretion and it cannot be issued to anyone under the age of 16. But it will provide the police service with a direct and simple means of dealing with inconsiderate cycling.
Mr. Gordon Marsden:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many allegations of sexual harassment have been made by female employees in Her Majesty's Prison Service in each of the last five years for which records are available. [91553]
Mr. George Howarth:
Records have only been compiled centrally since 1998. These consist of cases notified to Prison Service headquarters by equal opportunities officers. The recorded information is given in the table:
Natural Resources Research
Pheromones Research and Development
Whole Crop Harvester
DDT Impact Zimbabwe
RNR Research Synthesis
Emergency Relief/Rehabilitation
Emergency Aid Synthesis
Higher Education
Higher Education Synthesis
Good Governance (DAC)
Institutional Strengthening
Privatisation and Divestiture
Population
Kenya Population III
Population Synthesis
Small Enterprise Development
Kenya BASE K-REP Juhudi Credit
Kenya BASE Enterprise Initiatives
BRAC Small Enterprise Development
Slovakia Enterprise Education
Russia Business Planning Agency
Small Enterprise Development Synthesis
Privatisation
Assistance to Russia Privatisation
EU Programmes (joint multi-donor)
ACP/ALA/MED Regions and ECHO.
Primary Education
Kenya SPRED
India APPEP
Indonesia ALPS
Primary Education Synthesis
Health Management
Pakistan ADB3
Caribbean Health
Health Management Research Programme
Health Sector Reform Synthesis
Environment
Environment Synthesis (including four Country Studies)
Poverty
Poverty Synthesis (including four Country Studies)
Police
Namibia
Indonesia
Uganda
Police Synthesis
Sustainable Agriculture
Revenue
Public Sector Reform
| Year | Number of allegations |
|---|---|
| January-December 1998 | 31 |
| January-June 1999 | 5 |
Mr. Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of sexual harassment in Her Majesty's Prison Service have been settled by employment tribunals in each of the last five years for which records are available. [91551]
Mr. George Howarth:
The table provides information about all cases, including sexual harassment, brought under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 which were settled either by negotiation or by Tribunal decision.
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| Year | Industrial/employment tribunals |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 |
Home Office Headquarters
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the (a) objectives and (b) progress of the planned re-location of Home Office headquarters from Queen Anne's Gate. [92195]
Mr. Straw: The objectives of the Home Office Central London Accommodation Strategy Private Finance Initiative project are to provide accommodation which meets Home Office and Prison Service long-term requirements for headquarters accommodation in central London; meets operational and business requirements; supports the Home Office modernisation programme; provides a healthy, safe and secure working environment for staff; and complies with Home Office and wider Government environmental policies.
An invitation to submit best and final offers was issued to three bidders in August 1998. Their bids were received in November 1998. None of these bids were acceptable and it is now proposed to invite further best and final offers based upon a revised statement of requirements. Bidders have been told that we expect to do this in September. The new accommodation is likely to be ready for occupation no earlier than 2004.
Prior Convictions
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what circumstances police may make public a defendant's prior convictions in cases where anonymity has been granted in a criminal trial. [92109]
Mr. George Howarth: The rules of evidence governing the admissibility in criminal proceedings of a defendant's criminal record apply regardless of whether anonymity has been granted in those proceedings.
The law on previous misconduct is currently under consideration by the Law Commission. The Law Commission issued a consultation paper on this subject in July 1996 and their final report is expected early next year.
European Year Against Racism
Mr. McNamara:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the membership of the National Co-ordination Committee for the 1997 European Year Against Racism; what reports he has received on the Committee's work; and if he will place copies in the Library. [91536]
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Mr. Mike O'Brien:
Permanent members of the National Co-ordination Committee for the 1997 European Year Against Racism are:
| Membership | Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Timothy Kirkhope | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Home Office) |
| Baroness Flather | |
| Michael Gillespie | Home Office |
| Trevor Hall | Home Office |
| Caroline Rowe | Home Office |
| Julie Clouder | Home Office |
| Graham Bann | Race for Opportunity |
| Marilyn Macy | Department for Education and Employment |
| Paul Brice | Department of Health |
| Will Haire | Northern Ireland Office |
| Gerald Laufer | Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| Sukhdev Sharma | Commission for Racial Equality |
| Colin Hann | Commission for Racial Equality |
| Sukhvinder Stubbs | Runnymede Trust |
| Kay Carberry | Trades Union Congress |
| Loraine Martins | Sia |
| Brian Pearce | Interfaith Network |
| Alison Wheeler | Association of Metropolitan Authorities |
| Robin Mayho | Association of County Councils |
| Joslyn Fisher | Association of District Councils |
| Gordon Mitchell | Welsh Local Government Association |
| John Preston | British Phonographic Industry |
| Julie Mellor | CBI |
| Richard Flint | Heart of England TEC |
| John Jordan | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
The Report from the Commission of the European Communities on 'The Implementation of the European Year Against Racism (1997)' was issued in Brussels on 3 June 1999, and received here shortly afterwards.
Copies of the report and a covering Explanatory Memorandum are available in the Library.
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