House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 Jun 2004 (pt 39)

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Seaports/Airports

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed at UK seaports and airports from (a) the Immigration Service and (b) Special Branch in each of the last five years. [177169]

Mr. Browne: The information is as follows:

(a) The table sets out the number of full-time equivalent immigration officials employed at seaports and airports, as at 1 January for the last five years.

Immigration staff

1999 2082.4

2000 2124.5

2001 2266.9

2002 2609

2003 3202.94

2004 3176.4

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	Immigration staff
1999	2082.4
2000	2124.5
2001	2266.9
2002	2609
2003	3202.94
2004	3176.4

As at 1 June 2004, the UK Immigration Service had posted a further 181 immigration officials and an additional 20 were in training.

(b) The deployment of Special Branch officers at ports within the UK is a decision for the Chief Constable of the policing area concerned after consultation with the National Co-ordinator of Ports Policing. However, it is the Home Office view that it is inappropriate to divulge exact numbers as to do so may impact on the overall counter-terrorist strategy.

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are in place to facilitate cooperation between Customs and Excise, the UK Immigration Service, Special Branch and ports police forces at UK seaports and airports. [177170]

Mr. Browne: The Government are committed to ensuring that Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (HMCE), Special Branches and the Immigration Service work together far more effectively. My right hon. Friends, the Home Secretary and the Chancellor have tasked the Director-General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, the Director-General of HMCE Law Enforcement and representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers to develop more closely aligned objectives and priorities within their individual business plans. The group will report periodically to me and my hon. Friend, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the designated airports and seaports in the UK. [177172]

Mr. Browne: The ports specified in the Schedule to the Immigration (Ports of Entry) Order 1987 are those designated as ports of entry for the purposes of the Immigration Act 1971.

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They are:

Seaports and Hoverports

Dover

Felixstowe

Folkestone

Harwich

Hull

London

Newhaven

Plymouth

Portsmouth

Ramsgate

Sheerness

Southampton

Tyne

Airports

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Bournemouth (Hurn)

Bristol

Cardiff (Wales)

East Midlands

Edinburgh

Gatwick-London

Glasgow

Heathrow-London

Leeds/Bradford

Liverpool

Luton

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Prestwick

Southampton

Southend

Stansted-London

Teesside

Seasonal Agriculture Workers

Mr. Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people entered the UK under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme in the five years up to 1 May, broken down by nationality. [176466]

Mr. Browne: The latest information is for 1999 to 2003, and is given in the table.

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Passengers given leave to enter the United Kingdom as Seasonal Agricultural Workers, by nationality, 1999 to 2003 2 United Kingdom Number of journeys

1999 2000 2001 1 2002 2003 2

Bulgaria 1,185 1,290 1,100 1,730 1,965

Cyprus 0 ⁽⁴⁶⁾— 0 0 ⁽⁴⁶⁾—

Czech Republic 270 250 575 520 385

Estonia 115 125 265 305 485

Hungary 95 100 75 100 80

Latvia 290 340 590 985 1,635

Lithuania 1,375 1,255 515 2,090 2,615

Malta 0 0 0 0 0

Other Former USSR 205 420 310 865 1,340

Poland 3,470 3,195 3,760 4,485 6,175

Romania 315 305 125 330 545

Russia 130 215 255 625 1,005

Slovakia 310 365 420 815 845

Switzerland ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— 0 0

Turkey 30 25 45 25 55

Ukraine 1,670 1,835 135 3,640 3,235

Yugoslavia ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— 5

Croatia ⁽⁴⁶⁾— 0 ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾— ⁽⁴⁶⁾—

Slovenia ⁽⁴⁶⁾— 5 10 5 0

Other Former Yugoslavia 140 125 55 80 60

Others 150 250 150 310 285

Total 9,760 10,105 8,390 16,910 20,715

⁽⁴⁴⁾ Data for 2001 may understate the actual arrivals due to data quality issues in recording the entry of persons under the scheme.
⁽⁴⁵⁾ Provisional and subject to change. The figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
⁽⁴⁶⁾=1 or 2.

	1999	2000	2001 1	2002	2003 2
Bulgaria	1,185	1,290	1,100	1,730	1,965
Cyprus	0	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	0	0	⁽⁴⁶⁾—
Czech Republic	270	250	575	520	385
Estonia	115	125	265	305	485
Hungary	95	100	75	100	80
Latvia	290	340	590	985	1,635
Lithuania	1,375	1,255	515	2,090	2,615
Malta	0	0	0	0	0
Other Former USSR	205	420	310	865	1,340
Poland	3,470	3,195	3,760	4,485	6,175
Romania	315	305	125	330	545
Russia	130	215	255	625	1,005
Slovakia	310	365	420	815	845
Switzerland	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	0	0
Turkey	30	25	45	25	55
Ukraine	1,670	1,835	135	3,640	3,235
Yugoslavia	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	5
Croatia	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	0	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	⁽⁴⁶⁾—
Slovenia	⁽⁴⁶⁾—	5	10	5	0
Other Former Yugoslavia	140	125	55	80	60
Others	150	250	150	310	285
Total	9,760	10,105	8,390	16,910	20,715

Statistics (London)

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) public and (b) charity funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Greater London, broken down by borough, in each year since 1997. [173251]

Caroline Flint: Following the launch of the National Drug Strategy in 1998 (Revised 2002) ring fenced investment in action to tackle drugs has increased significantly. Central drug specific allocations are supplemented by local mainstream and charitable funding. Information related to mainstream and charitable funding would only be available at local level. It would incur a disproportionate cost in staff time to gather these figures and they would be difficult to verify.

The following tables contain the specific allocations for 2003–04 for Greater London by Drug Action Team (DAT) area. The first table shows allocations made to the 12 DATs involved in phase one of the Criminal Justice Intervention Programme, the remaining DATs are shown in the second table.

In order to ensure consistency figures supplied are based on funding streams associated with the National Drug Strategy and are readily verifiable. These funding streams are specifically targeted at tackling the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs.
Criminal Justice Intervention Programme—Phase 1 DAT Areas £

Drug Action Team
funding 2003–04 Partnership capacity Treatment pooled budget Through care after care Capacity building (CJIP) Building safer communities⁽⁴⁷⁾ Young people funding (from HO, DH, DfES, YJB) Total

Camden 68,164 2,465,512 185,776 550,000 433,752 282,082 4,037,366

Ealing 72,034 2,134,853 153,411 450,000 482,911 310,230 3,665,578

Hackney 68,331 2,749,137 208,537 620,000 477,731 401,866 4,602,486

Haringey 69,246 2,096,310 191,150 550,000 436,722 306,423 3,712,295

Islington 67,701 2,949,923 171,254 500,000 412,195 306,681 4,467,299

Lambeth 70,830 3,266,068 294,591 880,000 608,881 384,130 5,568.538

Newham 69,651 2,984,036 237,809 710,000 482,443 393,991 4,965,540

Southwark 69,601 3,052,379 234,448 700,000 447,767 387,486 4,960,239

Tower Hamlets 67,836 2,731,485 206,476 610,000 401,853 413,798 4,520,560

Waltham Forest 69,262 1,357,159 140,547 420,000 332,903 261,969 2,638,798

Wandsworth 70,857 1,999,794 141,301 420,000 414,147 262,178 3,352,774

Westminster 68,981 3,001,900 135,693 400,000 455,792 218,694 4,323,090

⁽⁴⁷⁾ Contains non drug elements

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Non Criminal Justice Intervention Programme DAT Areas £

Drug Action Team funding
2003–04 Partnership capacity Treatment pooled budget Through care after care Pump priming Building safer communities⁽⁴⁸⁾ Young people funding (from HO, DH, DfES, YJB) Total

Barking & Dagenham 66,916 1,019,384 35,000 245,907 161,959 1,529,165

Barnet 72,926 1,204,614 35,000 389,058 212,636 1,914,234

Bexley 69,154 758,662 35,000 265,446 138,866 1,267,128

Brent 70,296 1,908,709 35,000 404,467 250,322 2,668,794

Bromley 71,989 901,396 35,000 347,094 175,093 1,530,572

City of London 61,680 23,297 35,000 62,723 2,711 185,411

Croydon 73,328 1,564,559 35,000 438,685 241,222 2,352,794

Enfield 70,843 1,458,415 35,000 379,261 201,615 2,145,133

Greenwich 69,027 1,866,717 35,000 347,594 230,189 2,548,528

Hammersmith & Fulham 67,028 1,615,540 35,000 327,080 175,815 2,220,463

Harrow 68,932 688,939 35,000 245,983 132,187 1,171,041

Havering 69,637 711,231 35,000 255,809 142,922 1,214,599

Hillingdon 70,289 1,038,182 35,000 360,823 159,601 1,663,895

Hounslow 68,883 1,040,920 35,000 347,738 173,358 1,665,899

Kensington & Chelsea 67,279 1,998,700 35,000 304,805 151,136 2,556,920

Kingston upon Thames 66,584 724,847 35,000 162,467 90,786 1,079,684

Lewisham 70,011 2,585,933 35,000 374,235 270,355 3,335,534

Merton 67,963 949,061 35,000 211,023 127,253 1,390,300

Redbridge 69,626 929,313 35,000 340,963 160,093 1,534,995

Richmond upon Thames 67,977 755,700 35,000 199,472 94,704 1,152,853

Sutton 67,719 662,225 35,000 192,886 116,324 1,074,154

⁽⁴⁸⁾ Contains non drug elements

Drug Action Team funding 2003–04	Partnership capacity	Treatment pooled budget	Through care after care	Capacity building (CJIP)	Building safer communities⁽⁴⁷⁾	Young people funding (from HO, DH, DfES, YJB)	Total
Camden	68,164	2,465,512	185,776	550,000	433,752	282,082	4,037,366
Ealing	72,034	2,134,853	153,411	450,000	482,911	310,230	3,665,578
Hackney	68,331	2,749,137	208,537	620,000	477,731	401,866	4,602,486
Haringey	69,246	2,096,310	191,150	550,000	436,722	306,423	3,712,295
Islington	67,701	2,949,923	171,254	500,000	412,195	306,681	4,467,299
Lambeth	70,830	3,266,068	294,591	880,000	608,881	384,130	5,568.538
Newham	69,651	2,984,036	237,809	710,000	482,443	393,991	4,965,540
Southwark	69,601	3,052,379	234,448	700,000	447,767	387,486	4,960,239
Tower Hamlets	67,836	2,731,485	206,476	610,000	401,853	413,798	4,520,560
Waltham Forest	69,262	1,357,159	140,547	420,000	332,903	261,969	2,638,798
Wandsworth	70,857	1,999,794	141,301	420,000	414,147	262,178	3,352,774
Westminster	68,981	3,001,900	135,693	400,000	455,792	218,694	4,323,090

Drug Action Team funding 2003–04	Partnership capacity	Treatment pooled budget	Through care after care Pump priming	Building safer communities⁽⁴⁸⁾	Young people funding (from HO, DH, DfES, YJB)	Total
Barking & Dagenham	66,916	1,019,384	35,000	245,907	161,959	1,529,165
Barnet	72,926	1,204,614	35,000	389,058	212,636	1,914,234
Bexley	69,154	758,662	35,000	265,446	138,866	1,267,128
Brent	70,296	1,908,709	35,000	404,467	250,322	2,668,794
Bromley	71,989	901,396	35,000	347,094	175,093	1,530,572
City of London	61,680	23,297	35,000	62,723	2,711	185,411
Croydon	73,328	1,564,559	35,000	438,685	241,222	2,352,794
Enfield	70,843	1,458,415	35,000	379,261	201,615	2,145,133
Greenwich	69,027	1,866,717	35,000	347,594	230,189	2,548,528
Hammersmith & Fulham	67,028	1,615,540	35,000	327,080	175,815	2,220,463
Harrow	68,932	688,939	35,000	245,983	132,187	1,171,041
Havering	69,637	711,231	35,000	255,809	142,922	1,214,599
Hillingdon	70,289	1,038,182	35,000	360,823	159,601	1,663,895
Hounslow	68,883	1,040,920	35,000	347,738	173,358	1,665,899
Kensington & Chelsea	67,279	1,998,700	35,000	304,805	151,136	2,556,920
Kingston upon Thames	66,584	724,847	35,000	162,467	90,786	1,079,684
Lewisham	70,011	2,585,933	35,000	374,235	270,355	3,335,534
Merton	67,963	949,061	35,000	211,023	127,253	1,390,300
Redbridge	69,626	929,313	35,000	340,963	160,093	1,534,995
Richmond upon Thames	67,977	755,700	35,000	199,472	94,704	1,152,853
Sutton	67,719	662,225	35,000	192,886	116,324	1,074,154

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