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Dr. Whitehead: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many DNA profile matches exist within the UK national DNA database. [153380]
Ms Blears: The figures relating to the DNA profile matches reported by the National DNA Database since its inception in April 1995 to January 2004 inclusive are described as follows:
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests have been made, (b) convictions have been obtained and
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(c) cautions have been issued in each police force area in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available for offences relating to (i) possession of and (ii) dealing in (A) Class A, (B) Class B and (C) Class C drugs. [153987]
Caroline Flint [holding answer 9 February 2004]: Data on the number of persons arrested for possession and dealing of drugs by police force area are currently
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not available. However, we do have the figures for the number of persons cautioned and found guilty for possession and dealing of drugs by police force area for 2002. These are set out in the following tables.
The information is taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings and Cautions Database and relates to persons cautioned and found guilty for possession and dealing in drugs.
Class A | Class B | Class C | ||||
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Force | Cautioned | Guilty | Cautioned | Guilty | Cautioned | Guilty |
England | ||||||
Avon and Somerset | 171 | 192 | 1,005 | 306 | 3 | 4 |
Bedfordshire | 7 | 62 | 104 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 71 | 100 | 339 | 108 | 0 | 3 |
Cheshire | 43 | 161 | 331 | 518 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland | 48 | 267 | 267 | 434 | 1 | 1 |
Cumbria | 60 | 101 | 354 | 205 | 0 | 2 |
Derbyshire | 16 | 166 | 114 | 252 | 1 | 5 |
Devon and Cornwall | 103 | 361 | 814 | 596 | 4 | 2 |
Dorset | 31 | 195 | 283 | 319 | 2 | 2 |
Durham | 54 | 123 | 439 | 316 | 5 | 6 |
Essex | 64 | 167 | 616 | 598 | 1 | 1 |
Gloucestershire | 127 | 128 | 461 | 239 | 0 | 0 |
Greater Manchester | 164 | 381 | 1,608 | 1,245 | 4 | 7 |
Hampshire | 154 | 285 | 960 | 315 | 1 | 371 |
Hertfordshire | 85 | 84 | 530 | 287 | 0 | 0 |
Humberside | 33 | 98 | 277 | 320 | 6 | 13 |
Kent | 85 | 289 | 888 | 905 | 2 | 6 |
Lancashire | 127 | 391 | 900 | 874 | 2 | 4 |
Leicestershire | 6 | 221 | 100 | 380 | 0 | 6 |
Lincolnshire | 22 | 154 | 218 | 261 | 0 | 2 |
London, City of | 31 | 23 | 448 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
Merseyside | 111 | 288 | 1,072 | 1,377 | 12 | 1 |
Metropolitan Police | 595 | 2,361 | 10,612 | 5,795 | 31 | 9 |
Norfolk | 43 | 150 | 358 | 278 | 1 | 1 |
Northamptonshire | 66 | 60 | 440 | 73 | 1 | 3 |
Northumbria | 603 | 461 | 1,898 | 1,315 | 25 | 20 |
North Yorkshire | 5 | 77 | 50 | 155 | 0 | 2 |
Nottinghamshire | 39 | 275 | 429 | 351 | 0 | 2 |
South Yorkshire | 78 | 376 | 422 | 672 | 2 | 5 |
Staffordshire | 209 | 194 | 1,071 | 258 | 2 | 2 |
Suffolk | 58 | 98 | 417 | 230 | 5 | 1 |
Surrey | 44 | 103 | 757 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
Sussex | 180 | 177 | 1,129 | 441 | 4 | 3 |
Thames Valley | 142 | 334 | 867 | 712 | 2 | 3 |
Warwickshire | 41 | 55 | 290 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
West Mercia | 153 | 141 | 906 | 211 | 6 | 1 |
West Midlands | 228 | 861 | 2,218 | 1,794 | 5 | 8 |
West Yorkshire | 156 | 583 | 1,015 | 956 | 1 | 2 |
Wiltshire | 18 | 104 | 192 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
Wales | ||||||
Dyfed Powys | 109 | 168 | 1,300 | 514 | 3 | 11 |
Gwent | 34 | 147 | 636 | 272 | 5 | 3 |
North Wales | 95 | 119 | 707 | 308 | 5 | 1 |
South Wales | 54 | 336 | 640 | 1,223 | 5 | 17 |
England and Wales total | 4,563 | 11,417 | 38,482 | 26,139 | 149 | 533 |
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Class A | Class B | Class C | ||||
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Month | Cautioned | Guilty | Cautioned | Guilty | Cautioned | Guilty |
January | 14 | 583 | 81 | 331 | 2 | 5 |
February | 18 | 590 | 72 | 327 | 3 | 5 |
March | 19 | 580 | 86 | 287 | 1 | 2 |
April | 14 | 542 | 75 | 298 | 0 | 10 |
May | 11 | 620 | 97 | 310 | 4 | 7 |
June | 22 | 417 | 74 | 258 | 7 | 9 |
July | 25 | 583 | 120 | 358 | 5 | 5 |
August | 19 | 448 | 113 | 338 | 0 | 9 |
September | 12 | 464 | 117 | 378 | 5 | 10 |
October | 13 | 483 | 104 | 360 | 3 | 13 |
November | 22 | 591 | 108 | 332 | 1 | 8 |
December | 17 | 420 | 86 | 268 | 0 | 5 |
Annual | 206 | 6,321 | 1,133 | 3,845 | 31 | 88 |
(14) Dealing includes; unlawful production, unlawful supply, possession with intent to supply and unlawful import or export.
(15) Dealing includes; unlawful production, unlawful supply, possession with intent to supply and unlawful import or export.
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Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what correspondence Home Office Ministers have (a) received from and (b) sent to members of the Firearms Consultative Committee during (i) 2003 and (ii) 2004. [154088]
Caroline Flint: Members of the Committee are appointed on a personal basis and there has been no correspondence with them in that capacity. The Chairman wrote on behalf of the Committee on 28 April 2003 to express views about certain aspects of the Anti-social Behaviour Bill. A reply was sent on 5 June.
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to his Department was of convening meetings of the Firearms Consultative Committee since its inception. [154089]
Caroline Flint: A total of £14,534 has been spent on running the Firearms Consultative Committee since March 2000. Information on the cost of meetings before that date is not available from current records.
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Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list (a) recommendations made by the Firearms Consultative Committee and (b) actions taken by his Department in response to its recommendations. [154091]
Caroline Flint: The Firearms Consultative Committee has produced a large number of recommendations since its inception and these are summarised in each of their annual reports, copies of which are in the Library. Many of their recommendations were dependent on changes in legislation and will be considered in the context of the forthcoming review.
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the most recent members of the Firearms Consultative Committee, indicating the companies or organisations they work for. [154093]
Caroline Flint: Membership of the Firearms Consultative Committee as at 31 January was as follows:
Name | Company/organisation |
---|---|
David Penn (Chairman) | Imperial War Museum |
Brian Carter | British Shooting Sports Council |
Brian Dalton | The Royal Society for the Protection of Animals |
Sandy Ewing | National Shooting Centre Ltd. |
Mark Fuchter | HM Customs and Excise |
Alan Green | Assistant Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police |
William Harriman | British Association for Shooting and Conservation |
David Henderson | Scottish Executive Justice Department |
John Hoare | National Small-Bore Rifle Association |
Patrick Johnson | British Shooting Sports Council |
Mike Lobb | Firearms licensing Officer Thames Valley Police |
Gill Marshall-Andrews | Chair of the Gun Control Network |
David Mellor | Deputy Chief Constable Fife Constabulary |
Kevin O'Callaghan | Forensic Science Services Firearms Section |
Bob Pitcher | London Proof House |
Mark Scoggins | Fisher Scoggins LLP Solicitors |
Professor Jonathan Shepherd | University of Wales College of Medicine |
Madeleine Swainbank | The Defence Manufacturers Association. |
Simon Taylor | Assistant Chief Constable, Norfolk Constabulary |
Graham Widdecombe | Home Office, Public Order and Crime Issues Unit |
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to announce the appointment of successor committees to the Firearms Consultative Committee. [154131]
Caroline Flint: We are aiming to do so by the end of March.
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