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Community Safety (Islington)

Mr. Chris Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding he has made available
 
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in each year since 1997 for anti-crime and community safety initiatives in the London borough of Islington; and what funding is projected for future years. [184721]

Ms Blears: The Home Office has to date provided a total of £2,948,779 to the London borough of Islington for anti-crime and community safety initiatives.
 
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Funding commenced in 2000–01. In addition, a total of £732,872 has been provided to Islington police under the Basic Command Unit (BCU) Fund in 2003–04 and 2004–05. The table shows the annual breakdown for each funding stream, giving a total figure of £3,681,651. Future crime reduction funding for individual authorities will be announced in due course.
Anti-crime/community safety funding in London borough of Islington from 1997
£

Financial year2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–05Total
Crime Reduction Programme (CRP)222,227371,809125,500719,536
Partnership Development Fund (PDF)59,57050,00050,000159,570
Communities Against Drugs (CAD)262,200594,218856,418
Safer Communities Initiative (SCI)137,255137,255
Small Retailers in Deprived Areas (SRDA)26,41966,23666,236158,891
Building Safer Communities Fund412,195422,500834,695
Basic Command Unit (BCU) Fund366,436366,436732,872
Home Office Directors Allocation20,00020,000
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Fund22,41425,00047,414
Vehicle Crime15,00015,000
Total281,797710,428973,209902,281813,9363,681,651

Community Sentences

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the general population's attitude towards (a) prisons and (b) alternatives to prison as a means of punishment and rehabilitation. [182283]

Paul Goggins: The most recent assessment was made as part of the Review of the Sentencing Framework for England and Wales "Making Punishments Work", released in July 2001. This assessment is based on a review of the literature on attitudes to sentencing as well as a survey of public attitudes (conducted in October 2000). Full details can be found in Appendix 5 to the report.

Further information on public attitudes is also available in Home Office Research Study 245 (Improving public attitudes to the Criminal Justice System: The impact of information, Chapman et al, 2002). This includes details from a nationally representative sample on knowledge and attitudes to crime and sentencing.

In addition, information will be available in future as a result the Crime and Justice Survey. Results from this are currently being analysed and will provide information on offending, and people's attitudes towards the Criminal Justice System and sentences.

Corporate Manslaughter Bill

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the forthcoming draft Bill on Corporate Manslaughter is to extend to Scotland. [185162]

Paul Goggins [holding answer 19 July 2004]: The Government are currently developing their proposals for reforming the law on corporate manslaughter.

We plan to issue a draft Bill before the end of the current session.

Correspondence

Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he will reply to the letter to him dated 24 May 2004 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Manchester council for Community Relations; [182490]

(2) when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 May 2004 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. N Khan Moghal. [183686]

Fiona Mactaggart: I replied to my right hon. Friend's letter on 9 July 2004 on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Diversity and Equality (Prison Service)

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes there have been to the name of the Prison Service's Diversity and Equality Group within the last two months; and if he will make a statement. [184608]

Paul Goggins [holding answer 16 July 2004]: The Prison Service has reviewed the role of the Diversity and Equality Group, which has led to the formation of a new Race and Equalities Action Group. The new group will have three key teams:

The change reflects the Prison Service's commitment to ensuring that significant improvements continue to be made to race and diversity issues, and that responsibilities and obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, are implemented fully in every prison. The new group will take effect from 19 July 2004.

Drug Treatment

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have received
 
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drug treatment in prison in each year since 1997 as a percentage of (a) the prison population and (b) the total demand. [182303]

Paul Goggins: The information requested is as follows:

(a) People in prison receiving drug treatment as a percentage of those received into prison annually since 2001 (the first year in which drug treatment figures were collected) is given in the following table.
Percentage of the prison population that have received drug treatment since 2001 based on estimated annual receptions into custody

2001 120022003
Clinical Services (Detoxification)213642
CARATs213540
Treatment programmes233


(26) Excluding January—March 2001 from which data is not collated.
Note:
Population figures for 2003 are provisional



(b) The Prison Service does not collate figures centrally on the demand for drug treatment.

Drug Treatment and Testing Orders

Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders were made in Gloucestershire in the last year for which figures are available; and what the re-offending rate was for those subject to such orders (a) in Gloucestershire and (b) in England and Wales in that year. [182953]

Paul Goggins: 58 drug treatment and testing orders (DTTOs) were made in Gloucestershire in 2003–04.

No offenders subject to DTTOs in Gloucestershire in 2003–04 had their orders revoked because of a conviction for another offence.

Validated information about re-offending for those subject to DTTOs in England and Wales in 2003–04 is not centrally available.

Drunkenness (Prosecutions)

Mr. Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people were prosecuted for buying drink for people who were incapable as a result of alcohol in 2003; [185077]

(2) how many people were prosecuted for allowing drunken or riotous conduct on their premises in 2003. [185078]

Ms Blears: Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.

Environmental Sustainability

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been identified as the most significant sustainable development impacts in relation to the operation of his Department's estate. [182221]

Fiona Mactaggart: The sustainable development impacts of the Department's estate varies according to the nature of the business carried out by its constituent
 
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parts. For the purposes of the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate, we have divided the Home Office estate into seven areas. These are listed as follows with the key sustainable development impacts for each area

(i) Non Agency Home Office—Office Estate

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation, procurement of goods and services, water consumption and vehicle emissions as a result of commuting (sites outside London only).

(ii) Immigration Removals Estate

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation, procurement of goods and services, water consumption, vehicle emissions as a result of business travel and potential to affect biodiversity.

(iii) National Probation Service

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation, water consumption and procurement of goods and services.

(iv) Her Majesty's Prison Service

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation (including hazardous waste), procurement of goods and services, water consumption, vehicle emissions as a result of commuting and business travel and conservation of biodiversity.

(v) UK Passport Agency

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation, water consumption and procurement of good and services.

(vi) Forensic Science Service

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation (including hazardous waste), procurement of goods and services, water consumption, vehicle emissions as a result of commuting.

(vii) Contracted Out Prisons

Key impacts: Energy consumption, waste generation, procurement of goods and services, water consumption, vehicle emissions as a result of business travel and potential to affect biodiversity.


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