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Prevention of Terrorism Bill

Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the legal advice he has received regarding derogation from Article 5 of the European Charter of Human Rights for provisions under the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. [218245]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 28 February 2005]: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role he expects the Scottish courts to play in the judicial oversight of the powers to be granted to him under the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. [218547]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 28 February 2005]: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Prison/Probation Services (Competition)

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has evaluated on whether competition in (a) probation and (b) prison services drives up quality. [217297]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.
 
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Prisoners (Foreign Nationals)

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals living in the United Kingdom have been sentenced to prison for criminal offences and been recommended for deportation in each of the last five years; and how many have been deported on the completion of their prison sentence. [207236]

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

Prisons

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons were for the release of prisoner C from Woodhill prison. [216658]

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

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison places have been (a) opened and (b) closed (i) temporarily and (ii)permanently in each year since 1997, broken down by prison. [221175]

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

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost of holding the detainees in HMP Belmarsh has been to date. [222537]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 17 March 2005]: The cost of keeping a Category A" prisoner at a high security prison such as HMP Belmarsh is approximately £40,000 per annum. Taking account of time served on criminal charges, etc. we estimate that detention has cost approximately £1,300,000.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the costs of keeping the Belmarsh detainees under supervision following release on conditional bail. [222538]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 17 March 2005]: The Home Office has prepared a Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Paragraphs 42 to 51 set out the estimated public sector costs. The regulatory Impact Assessment can be found at: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/inside/legis/rias/rias.html#2005

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each prison and young offenders institution (a) the latest figure for the average number of hours per week of purposeful activity and (b) the percentage each of those figures is of the target set. [224182]

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

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been achieved in each prison and young offender institution in inmates gaining nationally recognised qualifications in the last three years. [224183]

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

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to make the employees of probation boards in England and Wales civil servants. [208717]

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

Probation Hostels

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places were occupied in (a) probation hostels and (b) voluntary sector hostels in England and Wales where the offender was known to the multi-agency public protection panel on the latest date for which figures are available. [199978]

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

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of places in hostels run by (a) the probation service and (b) the voluntary sector were allocated to sex offenders in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available. [199979]

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

Mr.Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places are available in probation hostels in England and Wales; and how many were occupied by high risk offenders on the latest date for which figures are available. [201436]

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

Mr.Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to target probation hostel resources at very high risk and high risk offenders. [201437]

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

Probation Service

John Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to accelerate theintroduction of the purchaser/provider model for the Probation Service within the National Offender Management Service structure. [204007]

Paul Goggins [holding answer 15 December 2004]: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of whether the purchaser/provider model proposed for the probation service will aid the ability of the probation service effectively to carry out its functions of protecting the public and reducing offending behaviour. [209632]

Paul Goggins: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.
 
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Prosecution Policy (Taunton)

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions with reference to the Three Strikes and You're Out policy recently introduced by police and the Crown Prosecution Service in Taunton. [208230]

Paul Goggins [holding answer 13 January 2005]: It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time available before Prorogation.

Queen's Jubilee Medal

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Queen's Jubilee medals have been awarded (a) in total and (b) to each of the services. [206202]

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

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