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Knives

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to implement more severe sentences for knife crimes. [205563]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Lance Corporal Atkinson

Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether details of the late Lance Corporal Atkinson who was court-martialled for false imprisonment appear on the police database. [209127]

Mr. Charles Clarke: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time

available before Prorogation.

Licensed Premises (Violent Offences)

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent offences committed in connection with licensed premises there were in each police area in each year from 1997; and if he will make a statement. [222544]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Licensing Act

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2005, Official Report, column 724W, on the Licensing Act, how many people in each (a) petty sessional division area and (b) police authority area have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted under (A)section 172, (B) section 172A and (C) section 173 of the Licensing Act 1964 in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [220450]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Litherland House

Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2005, Official Report, column 727W, to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton, (Mr. Kilfoyle) on Litherland House, how much has been spent on refurbishment costs for the first floor of Litherland House since his Department commenced its occupation. [220207]


 
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Fiona Mactaggart: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Media Reporting

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of links between media reporting and fear of crime. [219543]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation

Metropolitan Police

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rate of Metropolitan police officer abstractions was from each London borough for (a) counter-terrorism, (b) special operations and (c) public order event policing work in each of the last 12 months; what the average was for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [212375]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mr. Colman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long candidates for the Metropolitan police waited before the commencement of training after selection in the last period for which figures are available. [215717]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Ministerial Engagements

Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the ministerial engagements (a) out of London and (b) in London that he has cancelled since his appointment. [209230]


 
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Mr. Charles Clarke: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Ministerial Stationery

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on official ministerial (a) business cards, (b) headed paper and (c) compliment slips in each year since 1997. [214940]

Fiona Mactaggart: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Ministerial Travel

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the (a) names and (b) functions of non-Government employees who have accompanied him on (i) rail journeys, (ii) plane journeys and (iii)journeys in his ministerial car since 1997. [203236]

Mr. Charles Clarke: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Minority Ethnic Prisoners

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to (a) address the disproportionate numbers of black and other minority ethnic people in prisons and (b) combat violence against black and other minority ethnic prisoners. [223903]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mobile Phones

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of staff mobile phone bills was in each year since 1997. [214887]

Fiona Mactaggart: The total cost of mobile phones for the Home Department since 1997 are given in the table:
Mobile phone costs
£

1997199819992000200120022003
Mobile rental273,901261,085376,336456,282552,292568,494624,916
Mobile call charges262,91192,400140246295,034367,598815,456920,699
Total538,809355,483518,581753,316921,8911,385,9521,547,618
Percentage total expenditure0.0080.0050.0070.0090.0090.0120.013

Mobile Phones (Tracking)

Mr. Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he monitors the use by private individuals and companies of mobile phones to track the whereabouts of individuals. [207592]

Ms Blears: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

National Offender Management Service

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Regional Offender Manager job descriptions will be published. [201402]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what methods he intends that the National Offender Management Service should contribute to a reduction in re-offending. [217299]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what options other than the creation of the National Offender Management Service were assessed for the possible future structure of prison and probation services. [223523]


 
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Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria will be used to assess whether the National Offender Management Service will provide value for money. [223524]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.


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