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Prison Officers (Assaults)
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state, in respect of each prison and young offenders institution, the number of prosecutions which have been brought against inmates for assault on prison officers in each year from 1992 to date. [94913]
Mr. Boateng: The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, information on prosecutions for assault is now being collected and will be available in future years.
The Prison Service collects centrally information on the numbers of proven charges of assault at adjudications
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under the Prison Rules, and the available information is set out in the table. These figures relate to assaults on staff of all grades, not solely prison officers, together with any assaults on others excluding prisoners, such as contractors or visitors.
(7) The definition staff/others includes staff of all grades, contractors, visitors to prisoners, official visitors and anyone else in the prison with the exception of other prisoners. Assaults on other prisoners are recorded separately.
(8) Indicates that this establishment was not open during this year
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Club Closures
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions to date local authorities have used powers under the Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 to shut down clubs; and if he will list the local authorities which have exercised these powers. [94908]
Mr. Charles Clarke: No arrangements exist to collect this information centrally. Close contact with the police and the club trade suggest, however, that the powers of the Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 have not yet been used by a local authority to close a club.
Martin McGartand
Mr. Maginnis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further progress has been made by Northumbria Police in identifying those involved in the attempted murder of Martin McGartand at Whitley Bay on 17 June; if the weapon used has been identified and/or connected with any other crime; and if he will make a statement. [95335]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Northumbria Police continue to make inquiries into this crime. I understand that, at the present time, there is no firm evidence to identify those involved in the shooting; nor has the weapon used been identified or confirmed as being connected with any other crime.
Cycling Fines
Mr. Bob Russell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many on-the-spot fines for cycling on the pavement have been issued by each police force since the scheme was introduced. [95310]
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Mr. Charles Clarke:
The information is not yet available.
Each police force has been asked to monitor the new fixed penalty provisions which came into force on 1 August 1999, but the figures are not likely to be available until early in the new year.
Mr. Bob Russell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of offences involving racing pigeons in each of the last three years for which figures are available under the criminal law section of the Theft Act 1969 and section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971; and if he will make a statement. [95319]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
The information is not collected centrally. Although the Home Office Court Proceedings database identifies the legislation under which a defendant is proceeded against, it generally does not hold information on the characteristics of individual cases dealt with by the courts.
Mr. Soley:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil claims by prisoners against the Prison Department have been settled out of court in each year since 1995. [95074]
Mr. Boateng:
The information is available only from 1997 onwards and is given in the table.
| Year | Civil claims |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 106 |
| 1998 | 83 |
| 1999 (to 20 October) | 25 |
(9) These figures exclude any cases where a settlement has been reached but final resolution on matters such as costs have not yet been completed.
Paramapathy Pavanathan
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Mr. Paramapathy Pavanathan of Acre Road, Kingston, will hear the results of his application for refugee status. [95235]
Mrs. Roche: On 21 October, Mr. Pavanathan was granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom until 1 March 2000.
Domestic Fires
Mr. Chidgey:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires occurred in domestic dwellings caused by (a) an electrical source and (b) misuse of electrical equipment and appliances in the United Kingdom during each of the years from 1989 to 1998. [94974]
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| Year | Number (10) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of dwelling fires where sources of ignition was electrical | ||
| 1989 | 26,976 | |
| 1990 | 26,432 | |
| 1991 | 27,410 | |
| 1992 | 27,844 | |
| 1993 | 28,167 | |
| 1994(10) | 29,659 | |
| 1995(10) | 29,468 | |
| 1996(10) | 32,364 | |
| 1997(10) | 34,094 | |
| 1998(10)(11) | 33,280 | |
| (11)Total number of dwelling fires where source of ignition was electrical, and cause was misuse of equipment and appliances | ||
| 1989 | 17,006 | |
| 1990 | 16,414 | |
| 1991 | 16,823 | |
| 1992 | 16,786 | |
| 1993 | 17,603 | |
| 1994(10) | 10,402 | |
| 1995(10) | 11,284 | |
| 1996(10) | 11,252 | |
| 1997(10) | 12,395 | |
| 1998(10)(11) | 11,936 | |
(10) Includes additional "late" call and heat and smoke damage incidents, which were not recorded prior to 1994
(11) Provisional figures
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