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SCOTLAND
Departmental Advertising
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much the Office spent on advertising in each of the last five years. [10235]
David Cairns: The Office spent the following on advertising:
| Amount (£) | |
|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 270,494 |
| 2001–02 | 186,564 |
| 2002–03 | 10,390 |
| 2003–04 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 0 |
Most of the expenditure in 2000–01 and 2001–02 relates to electoral registration matters. Since 2001, this has been the responsibility of the Electoral Commission.
Departmental Staff
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time equivalents have worked for the Department for each of the last five financial years for which figures are available. [11527]
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David Cairns: Details of staff numbers from 1999–2000 to 2004–05 are set out in the Scotland Office Annual Reports for 2004 and 2005. The internet address for the reports is http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/our-communications/
EU Structural Funds
David Mundell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the designation of the South of Scotland as NUTS2 for the purpose of post-2006 EU structural funding. [10817]
David Cairns:
My right hon. Friend has regular discussions with Scottish Ministers on a wide range of matters. Eurostat—which has overall responsibility for reviewing NUTS boundaries—has advised the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that they would follow the terms of the NUTS Regulation strictly before permitting any adjustment to NUTS boundaries. ONS has confirmed that the timetable for NUTS review will start in mid 2006 and terminate at the end of 2007 for implementation from 1 January 2008. Even if any changes were made to current boundaries, this could not take place in time to alter eligibility for any Structural and Cohesion Funds programmes for 2007–13.
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G8 Summit
Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will ask his ministerial colleagues to make a financial contribution to the Scottish Executive to meet the costs likely to be incurred by public authorities in Edinburgh as a result of the events organised to coincide with the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. [9784]
Mr. Darling: As I indicated to my hon. Friend at questions on 5 July 2005, Official Report, column 152, the Government agreed to provide £20 million to the Scottish Executive towards the cost of policing the G8 Summit.
HOME OFFICE
Abortion
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) men and (b) women have been proceeded against for procuring abortions under section 58 or 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 in each year since 1976. [10552]
Fiona Mactaggart: The information requested is contained in the table. Statistics on court proceedings for 2004 will be published in the autumn.
(14) These data are on the principal offence basis.
Airwave
Mr. Henderson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding he allocated for extending Airwave into the Channel Tunnel. [11585]
Hazel Blears: Airwave is not being extended into the Channel Tunnel as other arrangements are in place.
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in the Milton Keynes area; and how many have been breached. [10775]
Hazel Blears:
The Home Office has been able to determine from copies of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued since one June 2000 the local authority
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area in which restrictions were imposed. From this date up to 31 December 2004 (latest available) the number of ASBOs issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office, where restrictions were imposed within the local government authority area of Milton Keynes borough council, is 20. Data on breaches of ASBOs are available at criminal justice system area level only, in this case Thames Valley, and relate to the total issued by the courts.
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made in respect of children who suffer from (a) Tourett's syndrome, (b) autism and (c) Asperger's syndrome; [6456]
(2) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made in respect of people who were begging; [6457]
(3) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made in respect of women who were loitering or soliciting; [6458]
(4) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made since 1999. [6459]
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Hazel Blears [holding answer 22 June 2005]: Information is not collected centrally about the characteristics of persons issued with an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO).
Data collated by the Home Office for statistical purposes do not identify the circumstances that led to the issuing of an ASBO.
The number of ASBOs issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office, from 1 April 1999 to 31 December 2004 (latest available) is 4,649.
However, it is for the courts to decide on whether to make an order in each individual case.
Assault Prosecutions
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the prosecution rate for (a) alleged common assaults and (b) alleged assaults with aggravating factors was in the most recent period for which figures are available. [4347]
Fiona Mactaggart [holding answer 14 June 2005]: Data on the number of prosecutions in 2003 for (a) alleged common assaults and (b) alleged assaults with aggravating factors are provided in the following table.
Statistics on court proceedings for 2004 will be published in the autumn.
(15) These data are on a principal offence basis
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