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Railway Vandalism

Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the railway operating companies about graffiti vandalism of rolling stock. [134996]

Mr. Charles Clarke: None. However, I understand there is regular liaison between the British Transport Police and train operating companies on this issue.

Property Hot Spots

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police authorities have been classified as property hot spots as part of his plan to assist with police recruitment. [137414]

Mr. Charles Clarke: No such classification is used in relation to plans to assist police recruitment.

Forces are receiving assistance through the Crime Fighting Fund, which will enable them to recruit 9,000 police officers over and above the number they had otherwise planned to recruit over the three years commencing April 2000.

The first ever national advertising campaign aimed at supporting local police recruitment was launched on 30 August. It will be a three-year campaign.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Court Service

Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what work has been undertaken since 1996 for the Court Service by (a) Information Initiatives and (b) Myriad. [137322]

Jane Kennedy: Since 1996, Information Initiatives and Myriad have undertaken the following work for the Court Service:


(a) Information Initiatives: supporting specific IT projects in the Royal Courts of Justice; assisting in the project which set up the Court Service HQ network (SOAP); supporting the Court Service HQ network; assisting in the implementation of the Court Service managing agents system (MANIFEST); assisting the development of a word-processing interface for the Public Trust Office system (TARA); consulting on an Immigration Appeals system; and working on Y2K issues.
(b) Myriad: advising on aspects of a PFI contract; providing support to the Crown court system (CREST); and to the County court system (CASEMAN); supporting the Court Service HQ network (SOAP); working on Y2K issues; assisting with the business case for the jury summoning system (JUROR); carrying out initial work on a bid for the Capital Modernisation Fund; and assisting with IT on the Crown Court Programme.

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Departmental Expenditure Limits

Mr. Ian Stewart: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proposals he has to amend his Department's departmental expenditure limit and running costs limit for 2000-01. [138180]

Mr. Lock: Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate for Class V, Vote 1, the Lord Chancellor's Department Departmental Expenditure Limit for 2000-01 will be increased by £113,252,000 from £2,525,609,000 to £2,638,861,000. The increase is the net effect of take up of End Year Flexibility entitlement of; £10,000,000 to fund additional costs relating to new tasks undertaken by the Legal Services Commission; £6,000,000 to meet publicity and information costs for the Community Legal Service; £6,000,000 in respect of costs for the Public Trust Office Change Programme; £8,600,000 in respect of start up costs for the Children and Family Court Advisory Service and Support Service; £1,900,000 in respect of costs for the Libra project; £1,925,000 for the Invest to Save Budget payment to the Land Registry; £1,586,000 relating to asylum costs; a transfer from the Home Office of £113,000 in respect of contribution towards costs of the Immigration Services Tribunal; a transfer from the Home Office of £273,000 in respect of PHOENIX, a project funded by the Invest to Save Budget; £1,355,000 in respect of an award from the Invest to Modernise Fund; and £75,500,000 from the DEL Reserve to meet additional costs on asylum and immigration.

The running cost limit for Lord Chancellor's Department Class V, Vote 1 will be increased by £53,409,000 from £541,908,000 to £595,317,000. The increase is caused by take up of End Year Flexibility entitlement of; £4,000,000 to meet publicity costs for the Community Legal Service; £6,000,000 in respect of costs for the Public Trust Office Change Programme; £5,300,000 in respect of start up costs for the Children and Family Court Advisory Service and Support Service; £1,900,000 in respect of costs for the Libra project; £1,586,000 relating to asylum costs; a transfer of £6,400,000 from capital grants expenditure to meet costs in respect of the Libra project; a transfer from the Home Office of £113,000 in respect of contribution towards costs of the Immigration Services Tribunal; a transfer from the Home Office of £273,000 in respect of PHOENIX, a project funded by the Invest to Save Budget; £1,355,000 in respect of an award from the Invest to Modernise Fund; £3000,000 in respect of a correction to the accounting treatment for sundry income and £26,182,000 from the DEL Reserve to meet additional costs on asylum and immigration.

The increases will be offset by transfers from the Home Office Departmental Expenditure Limit, take up of End Year Flexibility entitlement, an award from the Invest to Modernise Fund and charges on the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.