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Crime
John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of males in Leeds aged 40 or younger had a criminal record in the latest period for which figures are available. [1721]
Fiona Mactaggart: The data requested are not collected on a city or other regional basis. The most recent national figures on criminal careers were published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin, 4/01.
John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which age group in Leeds had the highest rate of offending in the latest period for which figures are available. [1733]
Fiona Mactaggart: The data contained in the table give the number of offenders found guilty at all courts in Leeds, by offence and age group, 2003.
Statistics on court proceedings for 2004 will be published in the autumn.
(17) These data are on the principal offence basis.
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Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition (Policing Costs)
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost of policing the Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition in September is; and from which budget the funding will come. [3940]
Hazel Blears: The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis is responsible for the operational management of, and allocation of funding by, the force. I will ensure that he receives a copy of the question and replies to you directly in response to your concerns.
Departmental Refurbishment Costs
Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on refurbishment costs for the first floor of Litherland House since his Department commenced its occupation. [556]
Andy Burnham: Home Office Pay and Pensions Service took occupation of Litherland House in June 1998. Since that date £1,041,699.90 has been spent on works to the physical building.
Deportation
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recommendations for deportation in respect of convicted criminals have been made by the judiciary in (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts in each of the last three years. [2835]
Andy Burnham: The number of recommendations for deportation in respect of convicted criminals made by the judiciary in the last three years was:
| Number of recommendations | |
|---|---|
| Magistrates courts | |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 45 |
| Crown courts | |
| 2001 | 609 |
| 2002 | 543 |
| 2003 | 488 |
Domestic Abuse (Shrewsbury)
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide financial assistance to establish a shelter for women who have suffered domestic abuse in Shrewsbury. [2792]
Paul Goggins:
In 2003 the Government announced major investment in additional refuge provision in England over three years. A total of £32.1 million capital has been allocated (£15.7 million through the Housing Corporation and £16.4 million from the Homelessness and Housing Support Directorate in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister), to provide 427 units of new or improved accommodation.
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The allocation of funds was based on bids made by housing associations to the Housing Corporation. The bids were needs led and based on local priorities identified by local authorities in consultation with local domestic violence agencies. Priority was given to projects arising from local authority housing and homelessness strategy reviews. It was the responsibility of local authorities in partnership with the domestic violence agencies to identify gaps in refuge service provision at the time bids were being formulated.
Although there is no actual refuge in Shrewsbury, there are currently two refuge provisions for victims of domestic violence within Shropshire.
Dovegate Prison
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug crimes there were at Dovegate Prison during 2004–05. [1383]
Fiona Mactaggart: In the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 there were 158 proven offences against prison discipline involving drugs at HMP Dovegate, as recorded on the Prison Service IT system.
Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many assaults on (a) staff and (b) prisoners took place at Dovegate Prison during 2004–05; how many instances there were of prisoners absconding or escaping from Dovegate Prison in that year; and how many instances there were of the finding of illicit alcohol at Dovegate Prison in that year. [1532]
Fiona Mactaggart: As recorded on the Prison Service IT system, in the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 there were 44 assaults on staff and six assaults on prisoners at HMP Dovegate; there were no absconds or escapes from HMP Dovegate in that year; there were six proven offences against prison discipline for knowingly consuming alcohol at HMP Dovegate in that year.
Drink-driving
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of breath-testing of drivers resulted in withdrawal of driving licences in England and Wales in the last period for which figures are available. [2403]
Paul Goggins: Information taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database for England and Wales shows that the total number of driving disqualifications imposed for breath test and specimen offences in 2003 (latest available) was 84,767. This figure does not include disqualifications as a result of 'totting up' of points on driving licence under s.35 of the Road Traffic offenders Act 1988.
Data for 2004 will be available early in 2006.
Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for the Scottish Executive and Northern Ireland Office respectively.
EU Accession Countries
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of EU accession state countries are registered to work in the UK. [1814]
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Andy Burnham [holding answer 8 June 2005]: Provisional management information from the Worker Registration Scheme was published in the Accession Monitoring Report on 26 May 2005. The full report is available on the Home Office website at:
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/0/reports/accession_monitoring.html
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of the EU accession countries have been convicted of crimes in the Greater London area in the last 12 months. [2836]
Andy Burnham: The information requested is not available. Data held on the Home Office Court Proceedings database do not include the nationality of the defendant.
EU Immigrants
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of people who have arrived in the UK from each of the new member states of the EU since their accession. [3630]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Malins, dated 14 June 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question on the number of people who have arrived in the UK from each of the new member states of the EU since their accession. I am replying in his absence. (3630)
The International Passenger Survey (IPS) provides information on visits to the UK. The figures cover visits of all lengths of stay and for all reasons (holiday visits; business visits; visits to friends or relatives; study visits; other tourists; migrants and non-tourists).
The data included in the table below have been published, and continue to be available on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. They can be accessed through the National Statistics website at the following address: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=12222.
Notes
1. The numbers of visits are estimated from data collected by the ONS International Passenger Survey. This year-round survey interviews approximately one in 500 passengers at all major UK airports, sea ports, and tunnel routes, as they arrive in or depart from the UK.
2. The data refer to number of visits to the UK rather than the number of people, since some may have travelled more than once.
3. The data presented here relate to non-UK residents arriving in the country, either as returning residents or as visitors or new migrants.
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