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Police Funding (Cumbria)
Dr. Jack Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from Cumbria Police Authority on the 2004–05 Provisional Grant Settlement; what reply he has sent; and if he will make a statement. [146946]
Ms Blears: We received representations from the Treasurer of Cumbria Police Authority on 22 December. The period of consultation on the provisional settlement closed on 9 January. All representations received will be carefully considered and will be taken into account.
I shall send my right hon. Friend a copy of my reply to Cumbria Police Authority as soon as it is available.
Police Funding (Wales)
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out the budgets for each police force in Wales since 1979 adjusted for inflation figures. [143033]
Ms Blears: The available information is set out in the following table.
| Dyfed Powys | Gwent | North Wales | South Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1(12),(13) | 44,554 | 47,084 | 62,966 | 148,702 |
| 1991–92(12) | 46,890 | 48,475 | 67,099 | 156,126 |
| 1992–93(12) | 50,335 | 50,206 | 71,907 | 164,102 |
| 1993–94(12) | 52,056 | 51,682 | 72,853 | 163,391 |
| 1994–95(12) | 54,935 | 52,964 | 75,505 | 163,944 |
| 1995–96 | 55,188 | 59,346 | 78,755 | 183,311 |
| 1996–97 | 56,037 | 72,418 | 79,992 | 174,381 |
| 1997–98 | 56,075 | 72,474 | 80,044 | 174,500 |
| 1998–99 | 56,586 | 73,138 | 80,774 | 176,090 |
| 1999–2000 | 59,783 | 76,628 | 85,362 | 182,376 |
| 2000–01 | 62,261 | 80,309 | 88,625 | 188,903 |
| 2001–02 | 64,676 | 82,979 | 92,000 | 194,321 |
| 2002–03(14) | 65,332 | 84,396 | 93,455 | 195,006 |
| 2003–04 | 69,335 | 89,520 | 101,850 | 195,650 |
(11) Budgets are shown in real terms using Treasury deflator as at 30 September 2003. 2002–03:100.
(12) Police Authorities in Wales, prior to 1995–96, were not precepting authorities and therefore did not have independent budgets. They received Home Office police grant and levied the rest of the income from their constituent counties. The figures from 1990–91 to 1994–95 represent net current expenditure by police authorities in Wales. Subsequent figures are for police authority budgets.
(13) Figures are not available for individual police authorities on a consistent basis prior to 1990–91.
(14) Budgets for 2002–03 are not directly comparable with 2001–02 owing to changes in funding arrangements for NCS/NCIS, which have been funded centrally rather than locally since 2002–03.
Source:
Welsh Assembly Government.
Recorded Crime
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what percentage recorded crime levels have changed in the past five years. [146270]
Ms Blears: Police recorded crime is affected by changes in recorded practice. Revisions to the Home Office counting rules in April 1998 and the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002, have resulted in substantially more crimes being recorded. This is because more categories of crime have
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been introduced into the coverage of recorded crime, and the police are now recording a higher proportion of crimes reported to them.
When factoring out these changes in order to produce a fairer like-for-like comparison, total recorded crime remained broadly unchanged between 1997–98 and 2002–03.
Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children received into Stoke Heath Young Offenders' Institution in the past year were on the Child Protection Register. [145093]
Paul Goggins: The Local Youth Offending Team is in every case where a child is received into a secure training facility from court required to confirm whether the child's name has been placed on the child protection register. This information assists in the creation of an individual sentence plan.
Figures are not held centrally or collated locally at Stoke Heath Young Offender Institution. Examination of the records of all the young people who have been received into that establishment over the past year could not be undertaken without disproportionate cost.
Terrorism Act
Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been arrested for terrorist offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 11 September 2001; and how many of them (a) have been charged, (b) have been released without charge, (c) have been bailed, (d) are still in custody, (e) were prosecuted in court under the Act, (f) were convicted under the Act and (g) were handed over to immigration officials. [145921]
Mr. Blunkett: Police records show that since 11 September 2001, 530 people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 and that 94 of those have been charged with offences under that Act resulting in five convictions to date.
54 people have been released directly into the custody of immigration services. A further 71 of those arrested under the Act have been charged under other legislation.
263 individuals were released without charge or further sanction. Information on any further action taken is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Young Offenders (Education)
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether children held in segregation units in young offender institutions attend normal classes for education. [145094]
Paul Goggins: All children held in segregation units in young offender institutions are required to be given access to education. They will be given as much access to normal classes as is practicable, taking into account the reasons for their segregation and the risks in each case as well as the facilities and resources available locally.
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TRANSPORT
Air Safety
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) which airlines were subject during 2003 to safety assessment of foreign aircraft ramp checks by the Civil Aviation Authority acting on their own initiative rather than at the direction of his Department; [147558]
- (2) if he will list the UK airports at which safety assessment of foreign aircraft ramp checks were carried out during 2003, indicating the number of aircraft checked at each airport; [147559]
(3) what criteria are used by his Department when deciding which foreign airlines and aircraft should be subject to safety assessment of foreign aircraft ramp checks; [147560]
(4) how many safety assessment of foreign aircraft ramp checks have been carried out at UK airports on behalf of his Department in each of the last five years. [147561]
Mr. McNulty: The Civil Aviation Authority carry out a programme of ramp inspections on the Department's behalf. We discuss that programme regularly with the Authority advising them of any information we have about potential safety concerns relating to particular aircraft, foreign airlines or the oversight provided by foreign regulatory authorities. The Authority organises visits to airports to maximise the number of inspections they can carry out, taking account of priorities as they arise; during such visits the Authority may inspect any aircraft which gives ground for concern. The Authority also makes specific visits for inspections of particular flights when requested to do so.
Inspections are carried out at the most appropriate airport, taking into account the routes operated by the airlines concerned. In 2003, inspections took place at the
Note:
These figures include 10 inspections of corporate and privately operated aircraft.
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I refer to my answer to the hon. Member of 8 January 2004, Official Report, column 499W, which lists those airlines which have had permits to operate to the UK refused or suspended. In the case of other airlines we have not had the need to suspend or restrict permits and therefore it would not be appropriate to publish their names.
The number of inspections carried out on aircraft operated by foreign airlines in the last five years is as follows:
| Number of Inspections | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 103 |
| 2000 | 256 |
| 2001 | 221 |
| 2002 | 193 |
| 2003 | 203 |
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the foreign airlines that are not banned from UK airspace but are banned from airspace elsewhere in Europe, indicating (a) where, (b) when and (c) for what reason these bans operated; and whether any of these airlines have operated in UK airspace while banned elsewhere; [147567]
- (2) pursuant to his answers of 8 January 2004, Official Report, columns 429–30W, on British airspace, whether the standards that have to be met for the issue of a permit to operate a foreign aircraft in UK airspace are above the minimum required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation; [147568]
(3) on British airspace, if he will list the foreign airlines that would be banned from UK airspace if they were to apply for a permit; [147570]
(4) on British airspace, which foreign airlines would have had their applications for a permit turned down had they made one since January 2000. [147571]
Mr. McNulty: I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 12 January 2004. Official Report, columns 545–46W, given to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (John Thurso). This explains the basis on which international civil aviation is governed and the conditions on which UK permits are issued to foreign airlines. That answer also explains why we are not able to give detailed information on permit action taken elsewhere in Europe.
Each application for a permit is considered on its merits and we could not prejudge our reaction to applications that foreign airlines might make in the future. There are a variety of reasons why permits have been refused, suspended or revoked and a range of permit restrictions possible, as demonstrated in the list included in the answer I gave the hon. Member on
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8 January 2004, Official Report, column 429W. The decisions not to allow services under the safety supervision of Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia and Tajikistan to operate to the UK were taken on the basis of information received about the ability of the aeronautical authorities of those countries to oversee the safety of their airlines and/or aircraft on their register. Those concerns continue, but we would be prepared to reconsider our position in the light of any additional information.
In the case of Gambia, we have issued a permit to Gambian International Airlines but only on the basis that the airline contracts with an acceptable non-Gambian airline to provide the aircraft and crew and to operate the flights on its behalf (called wet-leasing). In this case it has wet-leased an aircraft from Futura of Spain, and the Spanish authorities retain responsibility for the safety and operation of the aircraft.
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the foreign airlines whose aircraft have been subject to one or more safety assessment of foreign aircraft ramp checks during each of the past five years indicating how many aircraft of each airline were tested. [147569]
Mr. McNulty: The Civil Aviation Authority carry out a programme of ramp inspections on the Department's behalf. We discuss that programme regularly with the Authority advising them of any information we have about potential safety concerns relating to particular aircraft, foreign airlines or the oversight provided by foreign regulatory authorities. The Authority organises visits to airports to maximise the number of inspections they can carry out, taking account of priorities as they arise; during such visits the Authority may inspect any aircraft which gives ground for concern. The Authority also makes specific visits for inspections of particular flights when requested to do so.
Inspections are carried out at the most appropriate airport, taking into account the routes operated by the airlines concerned. In 2003, inspections took place at the following airports:
| Airport | Number of safety inspections |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1 |
| Bournemouth | 1 |
| Bristol | 8 |
| Cardiff | 1 |
| East Midlands | 2 |
| Edinburgh | 1 |
| Exeter | 9 |
| Filton | 1 |
| Glasgow | 3 |
| Liverpool | 1 |
| London City | 12 |
| London Gatwick | 51 |
| London Heathrow | 76 |
| London Luton | 11 |
| London Stansted | 17 |
| Manchester | 13 |
| Mansion | 2 |
| Norwich | 2 |
| Prestwick | 1 |
These figures include 10 inspections of corporate and privately operated aircraft.
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I refer to my answer to the hon. Member of 8 January 2004, Official Report, column 499W, which lists those airlines which have had permits to operate to the UK refused or suspended. In the case of other airlines we have not had the need to suspend or restrict permits and therefore it would not be appropriate to publish their names.
The number of inspections carried out on aircraft operated by foreign airlines in the last five years is as follows:
| Number of inspections | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 103 |
| 2000 | 256 |
| 2001 | 221 |
| 2002 | 193 |
| 2003 | 203 |
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