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Correspondence
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 8 March 2004, with regard to Mohammed Riaz. [167262]
Mr. Blunkett: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 26 April 2004.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to reply to the letter to him from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 8 March, with regard to Miss Tornish; [167263]
(2) when he intends to reply to the letter to him from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton.
Mr. Blunkett: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 27 April 2004.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 8 March 2004, with regard to Mr. Abdul Hussain Talash. [167264]
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Mr. Blunkett: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 20 April 2004.
Crime (Birkenhead)
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in (a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicle thefts in Birkenhead has been since 1997. [166485]
Ms Blears: The information requested is not available centrally.
Birkenhead comes within the Wirral Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level has only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Birkenhead since 1997. [166487]
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Ms Blears: As part of the Crime Reduction Programme, £358,000 was provided in 2001 to the Wirral metropolitan borough council for an extension of their CCTV network covering various locations in Birkenhead, New Ferry and Liscard.
A further £187,000 was allocated to a CCTV project in New Brighton, in a neighbouring constituency.
No separate figure is available specifically for Birkenhead.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drug misuse in Birkenhead in (a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [166488]
Caroline Flint: Breakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available in the form requested as funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) area (Wirral DAT).
In 1997–98 funding available to the two main local drug treatment providers in the area totalled £610,452.
| Fund | Treatment provider | Budget headings | Amount | Source of information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral health authority | AID/HIV moneys | Wirral West Cheshire partnership Trust | Aids /HIV | 39,137 | PCT records |
| Needle and Syringe Exchange | 152,411 | ||||
| Infection control nurse | 12,304 | ||||
| Drug Service budget | 109,852 | ||||
| Total | 313,704 | ||||
| Wirral MBC Social Services Department | Social Services Grant | ARCH Initiatives | SS Grant for counselling and support and residential services | 296,748 | Wirral MBC and Arch Initiatives |
| Total | 296,748 |
In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation was £5,265,567. This figure includes new funding streams as part of the National Drug Strategy (please see table). The two years are therefore not directly comparable.
| 2003–04 | £ |
|---|---|
| Partnership Capacity (DAT CAD and DAT DEV and Strategic grant) | 80,328 |
| Treatment Pooled Budget | 4,299,273 |
| Through Care After Care Pump Priming | 35,000 |
| Building Safer Communities(18) | 362,745 |
| Young people | 488,221 |
| Total | 5,265,567 |
(18) Contains non drug elements
Crime (Wirral, South)
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in (a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicles thefts in Wirral South has been since 1997. [166630]
Ms Blears: The information requested is not available centrally.
Wirral South comes within the Wirral Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level has only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Wirral South since 1997. [166631]
Ms Blears: As part of the Crime Reduction Programme, £358,000 was provided in 2001 to Wirral metropolitan borough council for an extension of their CCTV network covering various locations in Birkenhead, New Ferry and Liscard.
A further £187,000 was allocated to a CCTV project in New Brighton, in a neighbouring constituency.
Cyclists
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance the Government have issued to (a) the police and (b) transport authorities concerning handling cases of cyclists ignoring red traffic lights. [165963]
Caroline Flint: None. It is an offence for a cyclist not to comply with light signals controlling traffic. Only the police have the power to enforce this offence.
The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for chief officers.
Detention and Training Orders
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many detention and training orders have been made in each year since their introduction; and if he will make a statement. [167076]
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Paul Goggins: The information requested is contained in the table.
| Number of juveniles sentenced to detention and training orders | |
|---|---|
| 2000(19) | 5,074 |
| 2001 | 7,069 |
| 2002 | 6,684 |
(19) From 1 April.
Statistics for 2003 will be published in the autumn.
Drug Consumption Rooms
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's recent report on drug consumption rooms; and if he will make an assessment of the case for introduction of such schemes in the United Kingdom. [166822]
Caroline Flint: The Home Office and the Department of Health are currently reviewing the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's (EMCDDA) report.
The supervision of prescribed drugs in front of trained staff is a well-established practice. The UK will not contravene or undermine UN Conventions or the Misuse of Drugs Act and facilities for supervising the consumption of illegal drugs would fall foul of these. Therefore no authority could be given to the piloting of initiatives to supervise the consumption of illegal drugs.
Drug Treatment and Testing Orders
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders were issued in 2003. [168481]
Caroline Flint [holding answer 26 April 2004]: Between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 7,866 drug treatment and testing orders were made in England and Wales.
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