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Prison Drug Treatments
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons are using (a) naltraxone, (b) methadone and (c) subutex as part of their drug treatment. [168208]
Paul Goggins: The Prison Service does not routinely collect the information requested. However, it is estimated that naltrexone, an abstinence-based treatment, is currently available in around 50 establishments for men and one for women. Methadone maintenance is available in the majority of establishments for women but is not yet widely used in men's prisons.
Subutex (buprenorphine) is included in the treatment protocols developed in conjunction with NHS services at eight establishments for men. Every establishment for women has the capacity to prescribe subutex but few do so at present because methadone is considered to meet most prisoners' needs. Subutex would, however, be made available to any woman already being prescribed it when received into custody.
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many students were admitted to the UK under the seasonal agricultural workers scheme from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. [168377]
Mr. Browne: The latest available information is for 2001 to 2003, and is given in the table. Participants under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme must be students in full-time education and aged 18 or over.
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 125 | 330 | 545 |
| Bulgaria | 1,110 | 1,730 | 1,965 |
(93) Provisional and subject to change.
Note:
The figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Sentence Costs
Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost of administering a (a) community rehabilitation order, (b) community punishment order, (c) community punishment and rehabilitation order, (d) curfew order, (e) drug treatment and testing order and (f) attendance centre order for (i) an adult and (ii) a juvenile was in the latest year for which figures are available. [167366]
Paul Goggins:
The average costs of administering adult community punishment orders in the National Probation Service and the average estimated unit costs of the juvenile orders administered by the Youth Justice Board are as follows:
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| Adult 1 | Juvenile | |
|---|---|---|
| Community Rehabilitation Order | 3,080 | 2,218 |
| Community Punishment Order | 2,055 | 2,218 |
| Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Order | 3,000 | 2,218 |
| Curfew Order | 1,730 | 1,739 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Order | (95)4,080 | 1,916 |
| Attendance Centre Order | 196 | 167 |
(94) Forecast costs for 2003–04; include local and central overheads and training of Probation Officers
(95) Corrections' costs only; Health costs approx £3,300.
The Youth Justice Board have commissioned PA Consulting to conduct activity sampling work on Youth Offending Teams which should provide further research data on the unit costs of juvenile orders and interventions. The activity analysis report is due to be completed later this year.
Spanish Identity Cards
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Spanish Government on proposals to introduce electronic identity cards in Spain. [166843]
Mr. Browne: Identity card schemes have existed in all EU countries for many years, with the exception of Denmark and Ireland.
Home Office officials have had detailed discussions with colleagues involved in the operation of identity card schemes in Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany and lessons learned have informed the development of policy where appropriate. Before the outrages in Madrid, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary discussed with the then Spanish Minister of the Interior his plans to upgrade identity cards in Spain. Comprehensive information has been supplied by each of the EU member states on the operation of their card schemes. The results of this work comprise Annex 3 of "Entitlement Cards and Identity Fraud: A Consultation" (CM 5557) published in July 2002.
Home Office officials will continue to work closely with colleagues in ED member states to share experience on the design and implementation of identity card schemes.
Stowaways
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was levied by the UK authorities in fines on (a) drivers and (b) freight companies found carrying stowaways in goods vehicles in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [160375]
Mr. Browne: When the civil penalty regime was introduced by the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, fixed penalties of £2,000 per clandestine entrant were imposed on hauliers for which both companies and their drivers were jointly and severally liable. There were no separate penalties for freight companies and drivers.
The total amount of the penalties imposed under the old regime during 2001 was £8,888,000. The total amount of penalties imposed during 2002 up until the end of old regime on 7 December 2002 was £3,792,000.
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The regime was amended by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. This came into effect on 8 December 2002 and introduced flexible penalties that were separately imposed on companies and drivers.
The total penalties imposed from the start of the new regime on 8 December 2002 up to 31 December 2003 was £1,365,878; of this £809,913 was imposed on freight companies and £555,965 on drivers.
The reduction in the monetary value of penalties imposed under the new regime is because:
The effectiveness of the civil penalty regime and improved control via the increasing use of new detection technology for freight searching has provided an incentive to hauliers to improve their security and lead to a marked a reduction in the number of incidents where clandestine entrants are discovered; and
The flexible penalty which takes mitigating factors into account has lead to lower average penalties per clandestine entrant.
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles were checked for stowaways at UK border checkpoints in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [160380]
Mr. Browne: Detailed records are not kept nationally on the number of vehicles checked for clandestines at UK border checkpoints.
However, locally collated provisional information for 2003 indicates that at Dover and Coquelles the numbers checked by the Immigration Service were:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Dover | 138,030 |
| Coquelles | 158,130 |
Additionally, since 31 December 2003 there has been 100 per cent. checking capability through a range of technologies at Calais.
Student Visas
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the scheme of student visas in Scotland will apply to other parts of the United Kingdom. [166039]
Mr. Browne: The Scottish Graduate Scheme, whereby non European Economic Area nationals who have graduated from Scottish Universities can apply to stay in Scotland for two years and look for work, is a pilot for a more regional approach to managed migration. The scheme, which is planned for introduction from Summer 2005, could be extended to other parts of the UK in due course, if it proves successful.
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure that those issued with student visas through the scheme announced by the Scottish Executive remain in Scotland. [166040]
Mr. Browne:
Only overseas graduates from Scottish Universities will be able to apply for extended leave to remain under the proposed scheme. Such graduates will already have a four year history of residence in Scotland
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and strong ties to the local community. In addition, the Scottish Executive will be in regular contact with those participating in this scheme through its new Relocation Advisory Service.
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