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Prisons (Fire Safety)
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisons have been inspected under the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations in each of the last five years; and how many were found to be fully compliant; [188586]
(2) how many prison inspections under the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations are planned for 2004–05. [188587]
Paul Goggins: The number of inspections of prisons in England and Wales under the Fire Precautions (Workplace) (FP(WP)) Regulations in each if the last five years was as follows:
| Number of Inspections | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 17 |
| 2000–01 | 34 |
| 2001–02 | 27 |
| 2002–03 | 5 |
| 2003–04 | 5 |
It is only possible to say that a premise is compliant at the time of the inspection. The FP(WP) regulations place a duty on the responsible person to review the risk assessment whenever there is a change in conditions.
The prisons to be inspected in 2004–05 are:
1 Indicates an immigration removal centre operated by the Prison Service on behalf of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.
Private Finance Initiatives
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the private finance initiative arrangements in which the Department is engaged; what the total cost of each arrangement is (a) over its lifetime and (b) in each year of its operation; and how the arrangement appears in the Department's public accounts. [193979]
Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Probation Hostels
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure that probation hostel resources are targeted at (a) very high risk and (b) high risk offenders. [198876]
Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places were available in probation hostels in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were occupied by high-risk offenders. [198877]
Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Probation Service
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a business case has been prepared in respect of the Probation Service Workload Management Tool. [198028]
Paul Goggins: An initial business case for the development and piloting of the Work Measurement Tool ( WMT) was agreed in August 2002. Since that time the tool has been developed by a user group comprising representatives from eight probation areas, Napo, Unison and the Probation Boards Association. The Tool was then formally piloted within five areas.
A full meeting, involving the National Offender Manager, National Probation Directors, Chief Officers, the trade unions and members of the user group took place on 15 October 2004 and identified the next steps for the WMT. As a result of this meeting the Office of Government Commerce has been invited to carry out a health check of the WMT and review the business case for its future development and use. This work is currently being undertaken.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons the Probation Service Pay and Reward Review was not implemented in April. [198029]
Paul Goggins:
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
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Proceeds of Crime Act
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and if he will introduce further legislation to increase the powers of the (a) police and (b) courts to seize all (i) property and (ii) money gained from illegal activities. [199243]
Ms Blears: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Racial Offences
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many racially aggravated offences have taken place in the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [198886]
Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Re-offending
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on Government funding for initiatives to reduce re-offending by individuals in custody. [196874]
Paul Goggins: The Government are committed to reducing re-offending and, since 1997 have invested significant new funding to support offenders' rehabilitation and resettlement.
Offenders in custody have achieved over 130,000 basic skills awards since April 2001. Funding for this activity is £82 million in 2004–05. Since April 2003 over £14 million per year has been invested in the Custody to Work initiative, which aims to increase the number of prisoners who have education, training or employment places and stable accommodation on release. Additional new prison funding to deal with drugs has also risen to nearly £70 million this year. A further £55 million has also been made available for throughcare and aftercare as part of the drug interventions programme to all DAT partnerships in England and Wales from April 2004.
Recorded Offences (Knives)
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded offences were committed, in each of the last five years, in which knives were used. [198807]
Caroline Flint: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to (a) increase the penalties for carrying knives in public and (b) bring forward proposals for revising the sentencing guidelines to magistrates and judges in such cases; and if he will make a statement. [198808]
Caroline Flint:
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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Refugees
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of refugees residing in each parliamentary constituency. [198981]
Mr. Browne: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Regional Offender Managers
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the regional offender manager job descriptions will be made public. [198871]
Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the duties are of the regional offender managers in the National Offender Management Service for each region in England and Wales. [198899]
Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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