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Terrorism

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases suspects detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 (Schedule 8 as amended by section 306 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003) have been released due to there being insufficient time to analyse (a) computer hard drives and (b) telephone records. [16734]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office does not hold details of individual cases. This information would only be held by individual police forces.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) detained, (b) released and (c) charged within the first seven days of arrest under the Terrorism Act 2000 (Schedule 8, as amended by section 306 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003) broken down by (i) year, (ii) gender, (iii) ethnicity and (iv) religion. [16742]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 14 days with effect from 20 January 2004. From that date to 4 September
 
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2005 357 people were arrested, 321 of these were charged, released or otherwise dealt with within seven days. More detailed information is not held centrally.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases suspects detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 (Schedule 8, as amended by section 306 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003) have been released due to there being insufficient time to decrypt heavily-encrypted computer data. [16744]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office does not hold details of individual cases, the information would only be held by individual police forces.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained for more than seven days under the Terrorism Act 2000 (Schedule 8, as amended by section 306 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003). [16745]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 14 days with effect from 20 January 2004. Between 20 January 2004 and 4 September 2005, 357 people were arrested of whom 36 have been held for in excess of seven days.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on the likely impact of the draft Terrorism Bill on civil liberties; and what response he has made. [16921]

Hazel Blears: Since the draft clauses of Terrorism Bill were published on 15 September a number of individuals and organisations have written to my right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary. My right hon. Friend has signed a statement under Section 19(A) of the Human Rights Act 1998 stating that in his opinion the Terrorism Bill is compatible with the Convention rights.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department undertook in relation to the draft Terrorism Bill on the merits of extending the period permissible before charge to allow more time to analyse documentation. [16922]

Hazel Blears: We have consulted extensively with the police, Crown Prosecution Service and security and intelligence agencies. On 6 October, my right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary, published a letter from the Metropolitan Police outlining the operational imperative for extending the maximum duration for which terrorist suspects could be detained.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment what assessment he has made of the compatibility of (a) sections one to three, (b) sections 17 and 18, (c) section 19 and (d) section 20 of the draft Terrorism Bill with the European Convention of Human Rights. [16924]

Hazel Blears: My right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary, has signed a statement under Section 19(A) of the Human Rights Act 1998 stating that in his opinion the Terrorism Bill is compatible with the Convention rights.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions were made for terrorist-related offences
 
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after a warrant had been executed under (i) the Terrorism Act 2000 and (ii) the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. [16735]

Mr. Charles Clarke: Details of arrests under the Terrorism Act 2000 are published on the Home Office website www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/terrorism-and-the-law/terrorism-act/. There are no arrest powers under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. To answer the other parts of the question would require details of individual cases which are not held by the Home Office.

Timber

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the refurbishment projects that (a) are in progress and (b) that will start in the next six months; what action is being taken to ensure that these will procure timber from legal and sustainable sources; and whether guidance will be issued to contractors on each of these projects to ensure that the timber used on site during refurbishment also comes from legal and sustainable sources. [16316]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Department's Refurbishment projects are listed in the following tables.

The Home Office uses a standard timber procurement contract clause when tendering for construction and refurbishment projects. This stipulates that timber used in those projects must be from legal and sustainable sources. This includes timber used in performing the contracts.
Refurbishment projects currently in progress over £1 million in value(24)

Agency/AreaProject Details
INDLunar House Restack
UKPSLiverpool Relocation
IPCC3 Regional Offices
Home Office1 Besborough Gardens
NPDHumberside Probation Area
NPDNottinghamshire NPS
NPDPeninsula House Suffolk
HMPSCanterbury—Visits/Education
HMPSDartmoor—Electrical Upgrade
HMPSDownview—Multi Purpose Building
HMPSEverthorpe—Ancillary Works
HMPSEverthorpe—Houseblock Enabling Works
HMPSGartree—B Wing Modernisation
HMPSHighdown Rewire
HMPSHolloway—Replace Cell Windows
HMPSLeeds—Upgrade Electrical Infrastructure
HMPSMaidstone—Upgrade Perimeter Security
HMPSNational Privacy Screen Programme
HMPSNorwich—Health Care Unit
HMPSPentonville—Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade
HMPSPortland—Refurb of E-Hall, Raleigh, Drake and
Benbow W Wings
HMPSPreston—Re-Roof and C Wing
HMPSSwansea—D Wing Replace Stone Cladding
HMPSWakefield—A Wing and Programme Units
HMPSWandsworth—CPIG
HMPSWandsworth—In-Cell Electrics
HMPSWealstun—Replace Accommodation Blocks
HMPSWellingborough—External Works and New Kitchen
HMPSWymott—Ancillaries to House Block
HMYOIOnley—Phase Two Upgrade
HMYOISwinfen Hall Ancillaries


(24)Information based on a reporting date of 31 July 2005





 
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HMPS Refurbishment projects in progress less than £1 million in value

HMPS
Establishment

Project Details
All High SecurityReplace Biometrics—On Site
BlundestonRe-Roofing—On Site
BrockhillNational Gate Security Upgrade—On Site
CastingtonRe-Roofing—On Site
CastingtonSubstance Misuse Unit—Procurement
Channings WoodRe-Roofing—On Site
Channings WoodUpgarde PIDS—On Site
ChelmsfordRe-Roofing—On Site
DoverCirculation Road and Casements Stability
Repairs—On Site
DownviewRe-Roof A and B Wings, Laundry, Education and
RAPT Building—On Site
Edmunds HillRTU Ancillaries—PH Two—On Site
EverthorpeTemporary Kitchen—On Site
FelthamReplace Generators—On Site
Foston HallCPIG—On Site
FranklandApproach Alarms—On Site
FranklandRe-Roofing—Phase One—Let
GloucesterReplace General Alarm System—On Site
HeadquartersLift Refurbishment Abell And Cleland—Design
High DownRe—Roof Gatelodge and Rainwater Goods—On
Site
Hollesley BayIn Cell Electrics—On Site
HollowayReplace Generators—On Site
Holme HouseRepairs to Perimeter Wall—On Site
LeicesterIn Cell Electrics—On Site
LeyhillRe-Roof Store, Chapel and Cit Building—On Site
LindholmeRe-Roofing Lockstore and Works to Lockstore
Office—On Site
LiverpoolRe-Roof Main Centre—On Site
Long LartinAdditional Anti Helicopter Wires—On Site
Long LartinReplace Water Main—On Site
MaidstoneRe-Roof Weald Wing—On Site
Morton HallConnection to Mains Sewage—On Site
OnleyFlooring and Decoration B, C. D and E Wings—On
Site
PentonvilleIn Cell Electrics—D Wing—On Site
PortlandRepair Cit and Officers Mess Roofs—Let
RanbyRTU Ancillaries Completion Works—On Site
ReadingEmergency Legionella Precautions Works—Design
ShrewsburyRepairs to C Wing and Kitchen Block Roofs—Let
StaffordCPIG—On site
Standford HillRepair Roof Atrium to A and B Wings—On Site
SwalesideRe-Roofing Phase Two—On Site
SwanseaRe-Roof Admin Building—On Site
WetherbySubstance Misuse Unit—On Site
WhattonReplace General Alarms—On Site
WinchesterIn Cell Electrics and Cell Call System—On Site
Wormwood ScrubsPerimeter Wall—On Site

Refurbishment projects that will start in the next six months over £1 million in value(25)

Agency/AreaProject Details
INDLunar House Lifts
CentrexRyton—Aston/Graham En-Suites
NPDMerseyside Probation Area
NPDReading Replacement
HMPSBirmingham—Decentralise Boiler House
HMPSBrockhill—Healthcare and Detox
HMPSFull Sutton—Phase One Switchgear and Boilers
HMPSLiverpool Health Care Unit
HMPSLincoln—A Wing Refurbishment


(25)Information based on a reporting date of 31 July 2005



Refurbishment projects that will start in the next six months under £1 million in value(26)

HMPS
Establishment

Project Details
AcklingtonReplace Cell Call System—Design
BrinsfordSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
BristolRe-Roof D Wing—Design
CanterburyReplace Roof to Multi-Skills, Chapel and CES—
Design
Channings WoodReplace Kitchen Flooring—Design
Edmunds HillRe-Role Female to Cat C Male—Design
ExeterReplacement Water Main—Let
FeatherstoneRenew Cold Water Supply Network—Design
FelthamSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
Glen ParvaCatering Academy Development Option A Main
Kitchen only—Procurement
GloucesterRe-Roof Works Department—Design
Guys MarshRe-Roof Shared Services Building—Design
Guys MarshSewer Requisition and Repairs to Existing
Drainage—Procurement
Guys MarshNational Gate Security Upgrade—Let
Guys MarshUpgrade Electrical Supply—Design
Guys MarshMezzanine Floor to New Workship—Design
Hewell GrangeSilage and Manure Store—Procurement
HindleySubstance Misuse Unit—Procurement
HuntercombeSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
KirkhamDuctile Gas main—Design
KirklevingtonReplace Generator—Design
LancasterA Wing Roof Repairs QMU and BOV Roofs—
Design
Lancaster FarmsSubstance Misuse Unit—Procurement
LeedsRenew Fire Main—Design
LiverpoolRemedial Work to H Wing Showers—Design
LiverpoolNational Gate Security Upgrade—Procurement
Long LartinUpgrade Night Sanitation System—Design
Long LartinCPIG Fire Requirements—Design
Low NewtonRe-Roofing—A, B and HCC—Procurement
MountRemedial Works to Existing Surface Water
Balancing Pond—Design
NorthallertonReplace General Alarms—Let
OnleyRe-Role Works—Design
PrestonReplace Emergency Generator—Design
PrestonHES2 Additional Works—Design
Stoke HeathSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
SudburyReplace Water Tanks and Potable Water
Cisterns—Design
Warren HillSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
Warren HillStandby Generator—Procurement
WaylandRe-Roofing—Procurement
WerringtonSubstance Misuse Unit—Design
WinchesterSeparate Entrances—Design
WinchesterRe-Roof Officers Mess/Guymer Unit—Design


(26)Information based on a reporting date of 31 July 2005



 
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