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Scottish Executive
Annabelle Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many formal and official inter-ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Executive since May 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Executive Department, (b) subject and (c) date. [72724]
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Mr. Blunkett: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Recorded Crime
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual change in total recorded crime has been in (a) Avon and Somerset and (b) England from 1985–86 to 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [66886]
Mr. Denham : I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Street Crime
Mr. Andrew Turner : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether street crime (a) fell and (b) rose (i) in London and (ii) nationally in each September since 1997, compared with (A) the preceding month and (B) the previous September. [71889]
Mr. Denham: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Cambridgeshire Police
Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate (a) the total funding given by him to Cambridgeshire police in each of the last three years and (b) the real terms change in this support in each of those years. [74784]
Mr. Denham: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Air Conditioning (Refrigerant)
Jane Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the climate change impact will
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be of the refrigerant to be used in the air conditioning in his Department's new building in Marsham Street. [74757]
Beverley Hughes: I will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Crime (Harrow)
Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much (a) street crime and (b) burglary was committed in each year since 1996 in Harrow; [74582]
- (2) how many crimes were committed in each year since 1996 in Harrow. [74581]
Mr. Denham: I will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Young Offenders
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will provide a breakdown of young offenders by (a) types of offence and (b) length of sentence in the last 12 months; [73765]
- (2) what proportion of those convicted in the last 12 months were young offenders. [73856]
Hilary Benn: The information requested, relating to England and Wales in 2000, is contained in Table 1 (persons aged 10 and under 18 sentenced by offence group) and Table 2 (persons aged 10 and under 18 sentenced to immediate custody by length of sentence).
6 per cent. of those convicted of all offences in 2000 were aged 10 and under 18.
Statistics for 2001 will be available in December.
| Offence group | Total sentenced | Absolute/ conditional discharge | Fine | Average fine amount (#) | Community sentence | Immediate custody | Average custodial sentence length (months) | Otherwise dealt with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indictable offences: | ||||||||
| Violence against the person | 6,424 | 1,169 | 366 | 74 | 3,601 | 1,053 | 11.8 | 822 |
| Sexual offences | 467 | 48 | 1 | 100 | 313 | 97 | 25.7 | 17 |
| Burglary | 6,849 | 875 | 170 | 90 | 4,030 | 1,597 | 9.7 | 908 |
| Robbery | 2,238 | 81 | 9 | 103 | 1,111 | 1,005 | 18.6 | 194 |
| Theft and handling stolen goods | 21,006 | 6,325 | 2,629 | 54 | 10,026 | 1,406 | 5.9 | 3,276 |
| Fraud and forgery | 1,017 | 269 | 143 | 52 | 516 | 50 | 5.5 | 144 |
| Criminal damage | 2,576 | 611 | 119 | 56 | 1,540 | 164 | 13.9 | 541 |
| Drug offences | 3,739 | 1,112 | 1,434 | 49 | 961 | 164 | 15.8 | 264 |
| Motoring offences | 556 | 26 | 72 | 127 | 296 | 155 | 6.5 | 40 |
| Other(23) | 4,388 | 969 | 1,112 | 34 | 1,615 | 439 | 7.2 | 512 |
| Summary(24) | 27,728 | 9,147 | 5,891 | 54 | 10,201 | 734 | 4.0 | 4,663 |
| Summary(25) | 14,492 | 2,014 | 9,445 | 92 | 1,762 | 550 | 4.0 | 1,020 |
| All offences | 91,480 | 22,646 | 21,391 | 70 | 35,972 | 7,414 | 9.7 | 12,401 |
(22) Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample data for magistrates courts proceeding covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Estimates based on this sample are included in the figures, as they are considered sufficiently robust at this high level of analysis.
(23) Excluding motoring offences
(24) non-motoring offences
(25) motoring offences
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| Length of sentence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offence group | Total sentenced to immediate custody | 1 month and under | Over 1 month up to 2 months | Over 2 months up to 3 months | Over 3 months up to 6 months |
| Indictable offences | |||||
| Violence against the person | 1,053 | — | 35 | 30 | 485 |
| Sexual offences | 97 | — | — | 1 | 23 |
| Burglary | 1,597 | 2 | 34 | 41 | 760 |
| Robbery | 1,005 | — | 7 | 5 | 242 |
| Theft and handling stolen goods | 1,406 | 6 | 124 | 72 | 890 |
| Fraud and forgery | 50 | — | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| Criminal damage | 164 | — | 11 | 2 | 67 |
| Drug offences | 164 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 56 |
| Motoring offences | 155 | — | 6 | 9 | 92 |
| Other(27) | 439 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 255 |
| Summary(28) | 734 | 8 | 89 | 57 | 579 |
| Summary(29) | 550 | 4 | 57 | 39 | 450 |
| All offences | 7,414 | 27 | 404 | 290 | 3,929 |
| Length of sentence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offence group | Over 6 months up to 1 year | Over 1 year up to 2 years | Over 2 years up to 3 years | Over 3 years up to 5 years | Over 5 years up to 10 years | Life |
| Indictable offences | ||||||
| Violence against the person | 264 | 119 | 44 | 48 | 8 | 20 |
| Sexual offences | 13 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Burglary | 457 | 251 | 32 | 19 | 1 | — |
| Robbery | 256 | 253 | 142 | 91 | 9 | — |
| Theft and handling stolen goods | 256 | 57 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fraud and forgery | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Criminal damage | 39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Drug offences | 39 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Motoring offences | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Other(27) | 84 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Summary(28) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summary(29) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All offences | 1,460 | 792 | 259 | 203 | 29 | 21 |
(26) Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample data for magistrates courts proceeding covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Estimates based on this sample are included in the figures, as they are considered sufficiently robust at this high level of analysis.
(27) Excluding motoring offences
(28) non-motoring offences
(29) motoring offences
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Development Projects (UK)
Ms Walley: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what development projects in the UK receive funding from the (a) European Investment Bank and (b) European Regional Development Fund, and when these projects will be completed; and what development projects in the UK with funding from the (i) European Investment Bank and (ii) European Regional Development Fund will start in the next six months. [77676]
Alan Johnson [holding answer 28 October 2002]: I have been asked to reply.
In 2001, the European Investment Bank invested Euro2,337 million (#1,469 million) in respect of projects in the UK. This comprised individual loans (for projects in a single sector or region) of Euro1,734 million (#1,090 million) and global loans (for projects covering more than one sector and/or region) of Euro603 million (#379 million). Individual loans focused on energy (Euro144 million (#91 million)), communications
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(Euro736 million (#463 million)); three-quarters of which were for improvement of telecommunications networks, water management, together with urban infrastructure (Euro641 million (#403 million)) and health and education (Euro212 million (#133 million)). Information on individual projects has been published in the EIB's Annual Report 2001, a copy of which is available in the Library. Information on the EIB's project pipeline is available on the EIB website (www.eib.org). This includes information on loans signed, approved and under appraisal. Annual Reports can also be accessed from the website.
A total of Euro8,434 million (£5,174 million) will be available from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for projects in the UK over the current funding period, 2000–06. As with the European Investment Bank funding, detailed information on individual projects could be obtained only at disproportionate cost as it is not held centrally by the DTL However, if you are interested in a particular ERDF or EIB-backed project, please write to me again and I will endeavour to obtain the relevant information.