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Correspondence
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter to him dated 9 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr. Farooq Ahmed. [133837]
Mr. Blunkett: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 13 November 2003.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter to him dated 8 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr.Yacob Yunis. [133846]
Mr. Blunkett: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 13 November 2003.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason he has not replied to the letter to him of 8 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr.Yacob Yonis. [135309]
Beverley Hughes: The reply is incorporated in 133846.SV 28.10.03.
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Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has not yet replied to the letter to him dated 18 August from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Syed Ahstesham Qaisa. [136984]
Mr. Blunkett: I responded to my right hon. Friend on 30 October 2003.
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will direct the Immigration and Nationality Department to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Wrexham dated 2 June and 24 July in respect of Mr. Hamad Hamadimin Ahmed. [129612]
Beverley Hughes: The Immigration and Nationality Directorate wrote to my hon. Friend on 29 September 2003.
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will direct the Immigration and Nationality Department to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Wrexham dated 9 December 2002, 4 February 2003 and 24 July 2003 in respect of Mrs. Clementina (Ikekwoaba) Samuels. [129614]
Beverley Hughes: The Immigration and Nationality Directorate replied to my hon. Friend's letters of 9 December 2002 and 4 February 2003 on 26 March 2003. My hon. Friend's letter of 24 July 2003 was replied to on 29 September 2003.
Crime Statistics (Lincolnshire)
Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were recorded by Lincolnshire police force in each year since 1995, broken down by category. [138226]
Ms Blears: The requested information is given in the table.
There was a change of counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, which had the effect of increasing the number of crimes counted. Numbers of offences for years before and after this date are therefore not directly comparable.
The National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) was introduced across England and Wales in April 2002. Lincolnshire Police Force introduced the Standard in March 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police. Therefore, following the introduction of the Standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not comparable with previous years.
| 1995(104) | 1996 | 1997 | 1998–99(105),(106) | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02(107) | 2002–03(107) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total crime | 48,015 | 47,069 | 43,381 | 46,670 | 46,170 | 44,884 | 49,797 | 61,949 |
| Violence against the person | 2,514 | 2,701 | 3,051 | 4,239 | 3,866 | 3,743 | 4,812 | 9,238 |
| Sexual offences | 367 | 293 | 329 | 393 | 325 | 281 | 414 | 583 |
| Robbery | 128 | 138 | 107 | 149 | 178 | 191 | 251 | 307 |
| All burglary | 12,243 | 12,819 | 10,551 | 10,257 | 10,719 | 9,583 | 9,592 | 10,831 |
| Theft and handling | 22,774 | 21,085 | 20,085 | 19,328 | 19,551 | 18,938 | 19,728 | 22,745 |
| Fraud and forgery | 1,163 | 1,148 | 1,382 | 2,723 | 1,641 | 1,662 | 1,968 | 2,580 |
| Criminal damage | 8,138 | 8,289 | 7,145 | 7,728 | 8,391 | 9,078 | 11,282 | 13,694 |
| Drug offfences(106) | — | — | — | 1,229 | 975 | 906 | 1,116 | 1,060 |
| Other offences | 688 | 596 | 731 | 624 | 524 | 502 | 634 | 911 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 5,661 | 6,568 | 5,511 | 4,838 | 4,873 | 4,830 | 4,897 | 5,756 |
| Theft of a vehicle | 3,538 | 3,388 | 2,804 | 2,106 | 1,998 | 1,797 | 1,885 | 2,101 |
(104) Crimes were recorded on a calendar year basis until 1997, and on a financial year basis thereafter.
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(105) The number of crimes recorded in that financial year using the expanded offence coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998.
(106) Up until April 1998, the existing drug offences were recorded within 'Other offences'.
(107) Lincolnshire police implemented the NCRS in March 2002. Numbers of recorded crimes after this date are not comparable with previous years.
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Discrimination (Catholic Subjects)
Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what restrictions upon Her Majesty's Catholic subjects are contained in legislation for which his Department is responsible; and whether he intends to introduce legislation to repeal them as part of the new legislation against religious discrimination. [137816]
- (2) whether he intends to introduce legislation to remove discrimination against Catholic subjects of the Crown; and if he will make a statement; [137817]
(3) if he will make a statement on his policy towards the enforcement of laws that discriminate against Her Majesty's Catholic subjects. [137818]
Fiona Mactaggart: I will write to the right hon. Member about the matters he has raised.
Donald Russell McLachlin
Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the application by Donald Russell McLachlin (Ref: M525305) for indefinite leave to remain in the UK will be determined; and what the reasons for the delay are. [133567]
Beverley Hughes [holding answer 21 October 2003]: Mr. McLachlin's application was lodged in April. It could not be decided on initial consideration. Cases that cannot be initially decided are dealt with in order of receipt. The majority of these are expected to be decided within six months although particularly complex cases can take longer.
Applications received on or after 1 August attract a fee and we intend that decisions will be reached on these within 13 weeks. Mr. McLachlin's application was determined on 1 October and he has been informed of this decision.
I wrote to the hon. Member on 15 October to set out the position and suggest how Mr. McLachlin might proceed with an application.
Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual running cost of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre was in the most recent year for which figures are available. [131553]
Beverley Hughes: The most recent year in which there are figures available for the annual running cost of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is 2002–03. The annual running cost for this year was £4,778,287.
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to visit Dungavel. [131554]
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Beverley Hughes: As Minister for Immigration I visited Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in September last year. I currently have no plans to make a return visit.
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are in place to maintain teaching standards at Dungavel in circumstances where there has been a large admission of children. [131555]
Beverley Hughes: There is limited family accommodation at Dungavel Removal Centre and the number of families at the centre fluctuates from day-to-day. For example, during September there were, on any one day, as few as two school age children at Dungavel and never more than 15. The nature of immigration detention is such that there is never a large admission of children as might be the case in local schools and special arrangements do not therefore need to be made for such an eventuality.
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost per week is of detaining (a) a single adult asylum seeker in Dungavel, (b) a child of an asylum seeker in Dungavel, (c) a single asylum seeker in Tinsley House and (d) a child of an asylum seeker in Tinsley House. [131654]
Beverley Hughes: The average cost per place per week for detaining a person is £655 for Dungavel and £762 for Tinsley House for 2003/04.
These figures are an average cost per head. It would incur disproportionate cost to break the figures down for adults and children.
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on arrangements for the welfare of children being kept at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre. [131557]
Beverley Hughes: Families with children who are detained at Dungavel Removal Centre are accommodated in a separate family unit within the centre. Each family room has en-suite facilities. There is a separate family canteen that provides three meals a day as well as a milk kitchen with facilities for younger children. There is a crèche for babies and younger children. There is education provision for all school-aged children. The curriculum includes maths, English, art and history. Science is also included and outside contacts have been set up with various agencies to facilitate the science programme. Children also have access to a library, televisions and videos and a variety of games. There is a multi-faith room at Dungavel which children are able to access with their parents.
Children have access to the open air throughout the day. There is an outdoor play facility for the younger children and separate gym time is made available for children each day.
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There are health care facilities for both children and adults, with 24 hours, seven days a week on site nursing care and a GP available for surgery throughout the week.
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