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Correspondence
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of 10 February from the hon. Member for Northavon with regard to a passport application for a constituent, Sa-Sa Ho. [222523]
Mr. Browne [holding answer 16 March 2005]: I replied to the hon. Member on 15 March 2005.
Passports
Mr. Forth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the adult population of the United Kingdom had a passport in the most recent year for which figures are available. [221830]
Mr. Browne: At the end of 2004, the percentage of the adult population aged 16 and over that holds a valid passport is within the range of 73 per cent. to 85 per cent.
Police Training
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the average annual cost of employing, training and developing a probationary police constable in each year since 1997. [220168]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary have estimated that the average salary, training and development costs of a probationary police constable up to independent patrol (which is normally 31 weeks after joining a force) in 2003–04 were £27,048. This figure includes salary costs of £13,993 per probationary police constable for that period and training and development costs of £13,055.
Information about the associated costs for recruitment, supervision, accommodation, information technology etc. is not collated centrally.
The average annual costs for all these in each year since 1997 is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Prevention of Terrorism
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the legislative provisions to introduce control orders will contain sunset clauses. [216834]
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Mr. Charles Clarke: The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, as now enacted, does not contain a sunset clause, but instead provides for annual renewal of its provisions subject to approval by both Houses.
In addition, I have informed the House that the Bill to be introduced in the next Session on counter-terrorism offences will provide an opportunity for Parliament, if it so decides, to amend the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.
Work Permits
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens from the Isle of Man have been granted work permits in each of the last five years. [222933]
Mr. Browne: No citizens of the Isle of Man have been granted work permits in the last five years. Citizens of the Isle of Man do not require work permits to work in the UK.
DEFENCE
2 Princess of Wales Regiment
Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) under whose operational command 2 Princess of Wales Regiment will serve for the duration of their deployment outside their tactical area of responsibility; [222219]
(2) if he will make a statement on the (a) purpose and (b) duration of the deployment of 2 Princess of Wales Regiment outside their tactical area of responsibility. [222220]
Mr. Ingram: The 2nd Battalion, the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (2PWRR) is currently part of the UK-led Multinational Division (South East) (MND(SE)). Elements of 2PWRR have recently relocated to Al Muthanna province within the MND(SE) area of operations. They deployed as part of a Battlegroup, based on the Queen's Dragoon Guards, which is providing framework security and conducting security sector reform in that province. That Battlegroup will continue to carry out those tasks until they are replaced, either by another UK Battlegroup or by a coalition partner.
All elements of 2PWRR remain under the operational command of the General Officer Commanding MND(SE), with the exception of one platoon which is currently located in Baghdad, where it provides force protection to senior British military personnel. This is a longstanding deployment which predates the arrival of 2PWRR in Iraq.
AWE Aldermaston
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expenditure by his Department on AWE Aldermaston was in each of the last five years; and what expenditure he has allocated for 2005–06. [221429]
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Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence's expenditure on AWE Aldermaston in each of the past five years is shown in the following table. All costs are at 2004–05 prices. The figure for 2004–05 is provisional. The allocation for 2005–06 has not yet been finalised.
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 303 |
| 2001–02 | 284 |
| 2002–03 | 302 |
| 2003–04 | 300 |
| 2004–05 | 312 |
Civil Servants (Gibraltar)
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether local bids will be invited for contracts for work currently carried out by departmental staff in Gibraltar; and whether a bid from existing departmental employees in Gibraltar would be considered. [218934]
Mr. Ingram: Two areas of work currently being carried out by MOD staff in Gibraltar are being examined for contractorisation.
Any company, including those from Gibraltar, could tender if it meets published MOD commercial criteria. There is no current policy that precludes a competitive in-house option for tasks currently done in-house.
Iraq
Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq. [222541]
Mr. Hoon [holding answer 17 March 2005]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 March 2005, Official Report, column 1, to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Rooney).
RAF Manual of Flight Safety
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2005, Official Report, column 779W, on RAF Manual of Flight Safety, if he will place a copy of the Seventh Edition of AP 3207 in the Library. [217052]
Mr. Ingram: I have placed a copy of the seventh Edition of AP 3207 (incorporating Amendment lists 1–3) in the Library of the House today.
Resource Account Codes
Mr. Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a description of 2004–05 resource account codes (a) GXXWA0 and (b) LM003. [221980]
Mr. Ingram: The descriptions are as follows:
United Kingdom National Insurance Civilian Staff—Loan–United States Air Force Accruing Superannuation.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Accidents
Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether she publishes data for the number of accidents at work involving employees of her Department; and if she will make a statement. [222597]
Ms Hewitt: The Department of Trade and Industry publishes data for the number of accidents at work involving employees. This accident data is contained in the Departmental Report. For 2004–05, there have been only two reportable accidents of a minor nature involving employees.
Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements for monitoring accidents at work involving members of staff of her Department are in place; and if she will make a statement. [222638]
Ms Hewitt: Procedures for monitoring accidents are an integral part of the Department's health and safety guidance. There are formal processes in place for recording, analysing and investigating accidents, whether reportable under health and safety legislation or not. Instructions on the reporting and recording of accidents are available to staff on the Departmental intranet and the Department has a team of safety advisers who investigate accidents and ensure appropriate remedial action is taken.
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