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Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on manning levels at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. [199094]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Criminal Records Bureau

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Criminal Records Bureau (a) average and (b) maximum response time is in (i) Essex and (ii) England. [190729]

Ms Blears: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Deaths (Driving)

Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths have been caused by (a) dangerous driving, (b) driving under the influence of illegal drugs and (c) driving under the influence of alcohol in (i) west Derbyshire and (ii) the East Midlands in each year since 2001. [198371]

Mr. Jamieson: I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is not available.

Departmental Advertising Costs

Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of (a) creative work, (b) media spend and (c) administration for his Department's advertising activity has been in each financial year since 1997–98, broken down by contractor. [197292]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Budget Allocations

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been allocated under his Department's budget for central services in (a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) 2005–06 for (i) private offices, (ii) the central Secretariat providing support to Ministers and the Permanent Secretary, (iii) the Corporate Resources Directorate, (iv) the Planning and Finance Directorate, (v) the Communications Directorate, (vi) Legal Advisers Branch, (vii) the Prisons Ombudsman's Office and (viii) HM Inspectorate of Prisons; and if he will make a statement. [198943]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Contracts

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations which previously held contracts with his Department (a) won new contracts at the culmination of the existing
 
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contracts and (b) won new contracts after a period of inactivity with his Department in each of the past four years. [196894]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Efficiency

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons are for the change in the number of civil servants in his Department between 1998–99 and 2003–04. [196591]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Events (Funding)

Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) publications, (c) initiatives, (d) projects and (e) receptions organised by his Department which have received funding from outside commercial bodies since May 1997, broken down by (i) funding body and (ii) amount paid. [196609]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Expenditure

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the items that his Department has reported lost or stolen to the police from its buildings and property since 2001. [185384]

Fiona Mactaggart [holding answer 20 July 2004]: It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Opinion Polls

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what areas his Department conducted opinion polling in each of the last three years. [198462]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to make available in the Library, the results of the opinion polling carried out by his Department in the last three years. [198463]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Policies (South Dorset)

Jim Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to the south Dorset constituency, the effects of changes to departmental policy since 1997 on the south Dorset constituency. [194967]

 
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Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Press Officers

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by his Department on press officers in each of the past eight years, broken down by grade. [184804]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Departmental Staff

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in his Department earn more than a whole-time equivalent salary of £57,485 per year. [195325]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Dispersal Orders

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dispersal orders have been used in the last year. [198937]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Domestic Violence

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce a general fund for victims of domestic violence. [195641]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will change the immigration and benefits rules to exempt victims of domestic violence subject to immigration control from the no recourse to public funds requirement. [195642]

Mr. Browne: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Judy Mallaber: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures the Government are taking to tackle domestic violence in Amber Valley; and how many convictions have been reached in the last year. [199193]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

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