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Fossil Fuels (International Funding)
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been invested in (a) fossil fuel projects and (b) renewable energy projects by the (i) World Bank Group, (ii) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (iii) European Investment Bank, (iv) Asian Development Bank, (v) African Development Bank and (vi) Inter American Development Bank in each of the last five years. [6837]
Hilary Benn [holding answer 23 June 2005]: The following summary table details investment in fossil fuel and renewable energy projects across the major multilateral development banks in the last five years.
Notes:
1. Figures shown are commitment amounts and not disbursements.
2. Renewable energy is generally defined as hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal and biomass projects.
3. Sub-sector project definitions may vary across institutions and are not directly comparable.
4. Although projects are in fossil fuel sector, this does not necessarily imply a net increase in fossil fuel use. More efficient fossil fuel investments will displace other inefficient fuel or production methods.
5. Coal projects include costs to close mines in an environmental and socially acceptable manner.
6. Figures excludes sole technical assistance projects although technical assistance is a component of loans described.
7. Figures exclude projects solely to support power transmission and distribution.
8. World Bank renewable energy projects include IBRD/IDA/IFC commitments, MIGA guarantees, Bank GEF projects and IBRD carbon finance.
9. EIB investments are for EU members, and also two projects in Swaziland and Morocco.
10. ADB, AfDB, EIB and IDB energy efficiency project information not shown in table.
11. The energy efficiency component of EBRD industrial projects was not recorded before 2002.
12. EBRD and EIB lending figures converted to US$ at $ per Euro 1.205.
13. AfDB figures converted from Unit of Account to US$ at $ per UA 1.4752.
14. IDB loans include loan amounts placed by IDB Private Sector Department with other lenders.
15. IDB renewable energy includes investment in cogeneration facilities.
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SOLICITOR-GENERAL
Domestic Violence
Vera Baird: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions for domestic violence in the jurisdiction of the Teesside combined courts have (a) come to court and (b) resulted in conviction in the last 12 months. [7685]
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The Solicitor-General: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records are held according to the CPS unit responsible for proceedings, rather than the court in which the case was heard.
The following table shows the number and outcome of proceedings for domestic violence handled by the Teesside Criminal Justice Unit and the Trials Unit in magistrates courts during the year ending March 2005. During this period, 152 defendants were convicted for domestic violence in the magistrates courts, representing 54.7 per cent. of the total proceeded against. Proceedings in respect of 10 defendants were dismissed after a full trial. All of these prosecutions may be regarded as having come to court. Proceedings in respect of a further 114 defendants were discontinued, while bench warrants for the arrest of two more defendants remained outstanding. These cases may be regarded as not having come to court.
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Prosecutions in Teesside Crown court are handled by three CPS units: Durham Trials Unit, Teesside Trials Unit and York Trials Unit. However, CPS units are also responsible for prosecutions in other Crown courts, and it is not possible to disaggregate figures to isolate those relating to Teesside Crown court alone.
A further table shows the number of defendants proceeded against for domestic violence in the crown court by each of the relevant CPS units during the year ending March 2005, and the outcome of the proceedings. The table also shows the proportion of cases resulting in an unsuccessful outcome and in a conviction. In total, 100 defendants were convicted for domestic violence: (73.5 per cent. of the total proceeded against).
All of the Crown court cases shown in the following tables may be regarded as having come to court, with the exception of the one case which could not proceed owing to the death of the defendant.
Sexual Offences
Vera Baird: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions for rape and sexual offences have (a) been brought to court and (b) resulted in conviction in the jurisdiction of the Teesside combined courts in the last 12 months. [7686]
The Solicitor-General: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records are held according to the CPS unit responsible for proceedings rather than the court in which the case was heard.
The following table shows the number and the outcome of proceedings for sexual offences handled by the Teesside Criminal Justice Unit and the Trials Unit in magistrates courts during the period from September 2004, when the present analysis was introduced, to March 2005. During this period, 26 defendants were convicted for sexual offences in magistrates courts, representing 78.8 per cent. of the total proceeded against. Proceedings were discontinued in respect of the remaining seven defendants, whose cases may be regarded as not having been brought to court.
Prosecutions in Teesside Crown court are handled by three CPS units: Durham Trials Unit, Teesside Trials Unit and York Trials Unit. However, these CPS units are also responsible for prosecutions in other crown courts, and it is not possible to disaggregate figures to isolate those relating to Teesside Crown court alone.
A further table shows the number of defendants proceeded against for sexual offences in the Crown court by each of the relevant CPS units. The table also shows the proportion of cases resulting in an unsuccessful outcome and in a conviction. In total, 72 defendants were convicted for sexual offences: (59.5 per cent. of the total proceeded against).
All of the cases shown in the tables for crown court proceedings may be regarded as having been brought to court, with the exception of two cases in which a bench warrant for the arrest of the defendant remained unexecuted.
While CPS records provide an analysis of the number and the outcome of proceedings for sexual offences, these figures cannot be further disaggregated to show the outcome of proceedings for rape.
Information from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database shows that in 2003, in the Teesside Crown Court, 28 defendants were proceeded against for rape of a male and rape of a female, of which nine were found guilty. Data for 2004 will be available in the autumn.
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