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Fire Services

Mr. Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on fire services per head of population in (a) Staffordshire and (b) each other county of England (i) in the current year and (ii) in each of the last three years. [150014]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 9 February 2001, Official Report, columns 732W.

Departmental Policies

(Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, including statistical information, the effect on the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150717]

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Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office is working to build a safe, just and tolerant society in which the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families and communities are properly balanced, and the protection and security of the public are maintained. Detailed information on the impact of Home Office policies across the full range of responsibilities is set out in Home Office Annual Reports. A copy of the most recent report, Home Office Annual Report 1999-2000, is available in the Library. Information on recorded crime and policing is also published. "Recorded Crime England and Wales, 12 months to September 2000" and "Police Service Strength England and Wales, 30 September 2000" can be found in the Library. The recorded crime statistics include information on recorded crime by Basic Command Unit and Crime and Disorder Partnerships.

The impact of Home Office policies and actions is not normally examined by constituency and the statistics which the Department collects, such as recorded crime, cannot be matched in the way requested although set out are examples relating to the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency or the immediate locality:















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More generally, all of the policies of the Home Office will impact on the residents of Blackpool, North and Fleetwood to a greater or lesser extent. For example:





Information on the Home Office and its policies is also published on its website (www.homeoffice.gov.uk).

Departmental Policies (Clwyd, South)

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Clwyd, South constituency, the effects on Clwyd, South of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150911]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office is working to build a safe, just and tolerant society in which the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families and communities are properly balanced, and the protection and security of the public are maintained. Detailed information on the impact of Home Office policies across the full range of responsibilities is set out in Home Office Annual Reports. A copy of the most recent report, Home Office Annual Report 1999-2000, is available in the Library. Information on recorded crime and policing is also published. 'Recorded Crime England and Wales, 12 months to September 2000' and 'Police Service Strength England and Wales, 30 September 2000' can be found in the House of Commons Library. The recorded crime statistics include information on recorded crime by Basic Command Unit and Crime and Disorder Partnerships.

The impact of Home Office policies and actions is not normally examined by constituency and the statistics which the Department collects, such as recorded crime, cannot be matched in the way requested although set out below are examples relating to the Clwyd, South constituency or the immediate locality:

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More generally, all of the policies of the Home Office will impact on the residents of Clwyd, South to a greater or lesser extent. For example:


Information on the Home Office and its policies is also published on its website. (www.homeoffice.gov.uk).

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