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Deportations
Mr. Sanders:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been deported from the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [116485]
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Mrs. Roche:
The numbers of people removed or departing voluntarily from the United Kingdom under port, illegal entry or deportation procedures between 1995 and 1999 are shown in the table.
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| 1995 | (48)1996 | 1997 | 1998 | (48)(49)1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers refused entry and removed | 18,950 | 21,430 | 24,540 | 27,600 | 31,300 |
| Removals and voluntary departures under illegal entry procedures(47) | 3,160 | 3,460 | 4,540 | 5,580 | 5,220 |
| Removals and voluntary departures under deportation procedures(47) | 1,920 | 2,000 | 2,070 | 1,720 | 1,150 |
| Total | 24,030 | 26,880 | 31,140 | 34,900 | 37,660 |
(47) Includes only those voluntary departures taking place after the initiation of such action
(48) Data are revised
(49) 1999 data are provisional
Note:
Data are rounded to 10
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Animal Experiments
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what experiments took place under licence at Wickham Research Laboratories, Wickham, Hampshire, in each of the last two years; what animals were involved; and if he will make a statement; [116939]
(2) how many applications for licences for experiments in the Wickham Research Laboratories, Wickham, Hampshire have been made in each of the last five years; and how many applications were successful. [116940]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 prevents disclosure of detailed information about individual establishments licensed under the Act that has been given in confidence.
Wickham Laboratories Ltd. has agreed to release the following information about its work. Wickham Laboratories Ltd. has applied for three project licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during the last five years and currently holds three licences under the 1986 Act. The establishment undertakes mandatory safety testing of pharmaceutical and medical products. The animals used are rabbits, guinea pigs and mice.
We are reviewing section 24 in the context of the Freedom of Information legislation.
Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many laboratory rodents were killed in each of the last four years as a result of scientific procedures; and if he will make a statement. [116715]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
Information on the number of rodents killed as a result of their use in scientific procedures is not collected centrally by the Home Office. The number of rodents used in scientific procedures is set out in Table 1a of the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain published annually. Figures for 1999 are being collected now and will be published in July. Figures for the four years up to 1998 are as follows:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,270,097 |
| 1996 | 2,304,483 |
| 1997 | 2,248,094 |
| 1998 | 2,243,377 |
These figures represent the number of rodents on which scientific procedures were started during the reporting year. Almost all of these animals would have been killed when the procedures were completed, but this would not necessarily have been in the same year.
Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many scientific procedures were started on laboratory animals in 1999-2000 and in each of the previous three years. [116718]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
The number of scientific procedures carried out by species of animal and primary purpose of procedure is set out in Table 1 of the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain
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published annually. Figures for 1999 are not yet available and will be published in July. Those for the previous three years are as follows:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,716,587 |
| 1997 | 2,635,969 |
| 1998 | 2,659,662 |
Prisons (Drug Free Units)
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug free units there were in (a) men's and (b) women's prisons, and how many (i) male and (ii) female inmates there were in such units, in England and Wales on 1 February. [116827]
Mr. Boateng: The table shows the latest available figures for voluntary testing units sub-divided by male/female prisons.
| Prisons with unit | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 56 | 6,350 |
| Female | 5 | 223 |
| Mixed--Male/Female | 2 | 56 |
| Total | 63 | 6,629 |
Prisons (Segregation Units)
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on who should adjudicate on breaches of prison rules by inmates held in a segregation unit in a prison in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. [116828]
Mr. Boateng: The Prison Rules and Young Offender Institution Rules give authority to conduct adjudications to the governor of the establishment, or the controller in the case of contracted out prisons. Any governor, or controller who conducts an adjudication must have been specifically trained for the purpose.
Speeding Fines
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the revenue from speeding fines (i) nationally and (ii) in each police area in (a) 1992-93, (b) 1993-94, (c) 1994-95, (d) 1995-96, (e) 1996-97, (f) 1997-98 and (g) 1998-99. [116947]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Information on the revenue raised from speeding fines is not available.
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