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Under-age Drinking
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people under the age of 18 years were charged with buying, or attempting to buy, intoxicating liquor in a licensed premises under section 169C of the Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002: and how many have been prosecuted successfully; [106896]
- (2) how many people were charged with selling intoxicating liquor in a licensed premises to a person under the age of 18 years under the section 169A of the Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 and how many have been successfully prosecuted. [106897]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth [holding answer 3 April 2003]: The available information, relating to persons proceeded against and those found guilty of these offences in England and Wales for the year 2001, is shown in the table. Statistics on the numbers of persons charged are not collected centrally.
Statistics for 2002 will be available in the autumn.
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| Offence description | Statute | Year | Persons proceeded against | Persons found guilty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person under 18 buying or attempting to buy or consuming intoxicating liquor in licensed premises | Licensing Act, 1964, Sections 169C(1) and 169E(1), Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983, Schedule (Sec. 3) para. 4(2). | 2001 | 21 | 14 |
| Selling etc., intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 for consumption on the premises | Licensing Act, 1964, Sections 169A and 169B; Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983, Schedule (Sec. 3) para. 4(1). | 2001 | 155 | 53 |
(20) These data are on the principal offence basis
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Crime
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what studies his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated of the fear of crime amongst (i) women, (ii) men, (iii) older people and (iv) young people. [106819]
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Mr. Bob Ainsworth: I have been asked to reply.
The annual British Crime Survey (BCS) provides trend information on levels of fear of crime among adults aged 16 and over. The most recent information available is for 2001–02. This was published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 07/02 (Chapter 9), a copy of which is in the Library.
| Percentages | BCS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | Mugging | Physical attack | Rape | Insulted or pestered | Theftof a car(21) | Theftfrom a car | Percentage feeling very unsafe walking alone in area after dark | |
| Men | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
| 16–29 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| 30–59 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| 60 or older | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Women | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
| 16–29 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| 30–59 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
| 60 or older | 17 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 34 |
(21) Based on car-owners only
Source:
BCS 2001/2.
Home Office Statistical Bulletin 07/02, Table 9.04
Results for the year ending March 2003 will be available in July 2003.
In addition to the annual British Crime Survey, the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate commissions a wide range of other social research, development, statistical economics and modelling work, all of which build up the evidence base, deliver key National statistics and support practical delivery of key Home Office targets for all seven Home Office aims. This includes research to establish 'what works' in reducing fear of crime as part of the Crime Reduction Programme evaluation. Copies of the Research Development and Statistics Directorate's annual work programme since 1998–99 are in the Library.
Crime and Disorder Act
Tim Loughton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) discussions and (b) guidance has been issued to local council authorities regarding the implementation of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in evicting council and housing association residents who have been involved in criminal activities. [106574]
Mr. McNulty: There is no specific guidance on evicting tenants of social landlords who have been involved in criminal activity. While there has been consultation on how to tackle anti-social behaviour in the social rented sector this did not look at criminal activity that is unrelated to the tenants occupation of their tenancy.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister issued guidance "Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in Mixed Tenure Areas" for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships members on 27 March 2003. A copy of the guidance has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Mobile Telephone Masts
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many letters his Department has received from residents of the Buckinghamshire constituency (a) in favour of and (b) opposed to the erection of mobile phone masts in 2002. [105700]
Mr. McNulty: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister receives many representations about mobile phone masts, but does not keep records about the number of letters from particular constituencies. The
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Government Office for the South East have received no letters about this subject from residents of the Buckinghamshire constituency during 2002.
Neighbourhood Warden Schemes (Lancashire)
Mr. Evans: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which councils in Lancashire have (i) applied for funding for a Neighbourhood Warden Scheme and (ii) been unsuccessful in obtaining this funding. [107143]
Mrs. Roche: The following councils applied for Neighbourhood, Street and Street Crime Warden funding: West Lancashire DC (two), Bolton MBC (two), Burnley BC, Wyre BC, Bury MBC (three), Lancashire City, Preston BC (two), Blackpool BC (two), Blackburn BC and South Ribble BC.
There were also two other organisations that applied for funding that were not councils. These were Hyndburn FIRST, which is a Crime and Disorder Partnership and Initiative Burnley which is a Town Centre Partnership. Both of these were successful.
There were seven unsuccessful bids. These were in Bolton, Bury, Preston, West Lancashire, Blackpool, Blackburn and South Ribble.
New Housing
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment has been made of the effect of his policy on building density on the quality of housing. [107148]
Mr. McNulty: There is no direct link between quality and density. There are some excellent examples of high quality housing built at high density, and the converse. The key is good design.
The Communities Plan announced additional funding for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) to drive up design standards and share best practice.
Planning Delivery Grant
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Planning Delivery Grant. [106667]
Mr. McNulty: I refer my hon. Friend to the written statement of 10 February 2003, Official Report, columns 35–42WS. A special grant report made under section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 relating to the allocations of the grant to local planning authorities and the Greater London Authority in 2003–04 is currently before the House (Report No. 177, HC537).
Tuberculosis
Tim Loughton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department of Health and (b) local authorities regarding (i) overcrowding and (ii) poor housing in connection with tackling the rise in incidences of tuberculosis. [106572]
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Mr. McNulty: The Department of Health is in the lead on a Government-wide delivery plan to tackle health inequalities. This will look at a range of factors contributing to inequalities in health. To be published shortly, the delivery plan will set out how Government programmes can be effectively targeted at health inequalities. Tackling poor housing is key to this process and this Office will continue to be involved in ensuring that these problems are addressed.
Measures in the draft Housing Bill, published on 31 March, introduce the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) to replace the current fitness standard. HHSRS will enable local authorities to assess overcrowding as a health and safety hazard and to take proportionate action. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister welcomes responses from local authorities to this.
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