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Emergency Protection Orders
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight of 2 March 2004, Official Report, columns 852–53W, on emergency protection orders, how many ex-parte applications were made and what proportion was granted in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) Kent. [159697]
Mr. Leslie: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 March 2004, Official Report, column 852W.
Parliamentary Elections
Dr. Whitehead: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what appraisal his Department has made of the adequacy of arrangements for registering electors for parliamentary elections. [158958]
Mr. Leslie: The Representation of the People Regulations 2001 introduced a number of changes to electoral registration arrangements, including a scheme of "rolling registration" that enables names to be added to the electoral register at any time of the year, and enabling persons without a conventional address to register to vote. The Government considers that the recent changes to registration procedures have both made it easier to register to vote and resulted in a more accurate and up to date register. The Government will keep under review the arrangements for registering electors and is currently considering recommendations on the subject made by the independent Electoral Commission.
Protection from Harassment Act
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what the total number of applications alleging a breach of a section 42 of the Family Law Act 1996 non-molestation injunction was, broken down by (a) whether or not the breach was proved and (b) in the event the breach was proved whether there was (i) an immediate prison sentence, (ii) a suspended prison sentence, (iii) a fine and (iv) another noncustodial disposal in (A) 2001, (B) 2002 and (C) 2003; [159397]
- (2) how many civil non-harassment injunction orders were made under section 3(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent; [159401]
(3) how many orders for the payment of damages there were under section 3(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent; and what extent of overlap with orders for section 3 non-harassment injunctions there was; [159402]
(4) how many applications alleging a breach of a section 3(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 non-harassment injunction there were in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by (i) sex of
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- the respondent/defendant, (ii) whether the (A) civil contempt of court procedure by section 3(3)-(5) and (B) criminal procedure by section 3(6)-(7) was used and (iii) whether the breach was proved. [159403]
Mr. Leslie: The information requested is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many applications to civil courts included a claim for injunctive or financial relief under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent. [159400]
Mr. Leslie: Information held centrally relates only to applications made for an injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. During 2001 there were 392 such applications, in 2002 there were 499 and in 2003 the figure was 576. Information relating to the remainder of the question is not available centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Temporary Staff
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many staff the Department employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; what percentage this is of total staff employed; and how much the Department or its predecessors paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04 to the most recent date for which figures are available. [158254]
Mr. Leslie: My Department has a national contract for the provision of agency workers. Information regarding usage in the current financial year is only available for the period 1 April 2003 to 31 December 2003. During that period the estimated average number of agency staff employed was 255, which equates to 1.96 per cent. of the total staff employed.
Information regarding the expenditure under this contract is provided in the following table.
Information relating to workers employed through other agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
My Department uses agency workers to meet short-term requirements and in areas where it is difficult to recruit and retain staff.
(28) Information available 1 April 2003 to 31 December 2003 only
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Gloucestershire Emergency Services
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the future of Gloucestershire's Emergency Services Tri-service headquarters in Gloucester. [159042]
Mr. Raynsford: The Government's response to the consultation exercise on regional fire and rescue control rooms was announced on 4 March. The options are open on the location of the fire and rescue control room
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for the south west region. The regional control centres will be able to communicate effectively with police and ambulance controls as well as with each other.
Arm's Length Management Organisations
Mr. Battle: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the arm's length management organisations approved to date, broken down by local authority; and which have a specific regeneration remit. [159289]
Keith Hill: The local authorities which have received approval under section 27 of the Housing Act 1985 to delegate their housing management responsibilities to an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) are listed below. None of the ALMOs have a specific regeneration remit. The primary objective of all ALMOs is to bring the stock up to the Decent Homes standard and provide a high quality housing management service. The ALMOs work with their local authorities to ensure that the work to achieve Decent Homes is planned and implemented in parallel with other investment, including investment with wider regeneration objectives.
| Local authority | ALMO |
|---|---|
| Ashfield District Council | Ashfield Homes |
| London Borough of Barnet | Barnet Homes |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Berneslai Homes |
| Blyth Valley Borough Council | Blyth Valley Housing |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | Bolton at Home |
| London Borough of Brent | Brent Housing Partnership |
| Carrick District Council | Carrick Homes |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | Cheltenham Borough Homes |
| Colchester Borough Council | Colchester Borough Homes |
| Derby City Council | Derby Homes |
| Gateshead Council | Gateshead Housing Company |
| High Peak Borough Council | High Peak Community Housing |
| London Borough of Hillingdon | Hillingdon Homes |
| London Borough of Hounslow | Hounslow Homes |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea TMO |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Council | Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing |
| Leeds City Council | Leeds West Homes, Leeds South Homes, Leeds South East Homes, Leeds North West Homes, Leeds North East Homes and Leeds East Homes |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | First Choice Homes |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Rochdale Boroughwide Housing |
| Salford City Council | New Prospect Housing |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | Tristar Homes |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | Ascham Homes |
| City of Westminster | CityWest Homes |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | Wigan and Leigh Housing |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Solihull Community Housing |
| South Lakeland District Council | South Lakes Housing |
| Warrington Borough Council | Golden Gates Housing |
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