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Prevention of Terrorism Acts
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have (a) been detained and (b) charged since 11 September 2001 under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts; and if he will make a statement. [32795]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Detention under anti-terrorism legislation is provided for following an arrest under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The latest figures requested are published on the Home Office website:
These statistics have been supplied by the police. They are compiled from recent police records and are therefore subject to adjustment as cases go through the system. These statistics reflect the operation of specific terrorism legislation. It is important to remember that it is, and will continue to be the case, that terrorist suspects are dealt with by the most appropriate legal means. This could be the legislation for murder, grievous bodily harm or the use of firearms or explosives which are all outside the scope of the Terrorism Act.
Section 45(4) of the Terrorism Act 2000 confers the power to detain a person only for the amount of time reasonably required to conduct a search authorised by virtue of section 44 of the Act. Total stops and searches under section 44 for the financial year 2004–05 will be published in December this year.
Prisons
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason the cost of telephone calls from within HMP Wormwood Scrubs differs from the cost charged to those who do not reside there, but use the same telecom provider. [32159]
Fiona Mactaggart: The price of prisoners' phone calls is no longer linked to public payphone rates, they are set under the terms of the contract with BT which allows the Prison Service to set appropriate charges, taking account of the pattern of calls, as well as maintenance costs. The low minimum charge reflects the fact that prisoners' calls tend to be of short duration.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been released from prison before their sentence was completed since 1997. [26467]
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Fiona Mactaggart: The requested figures can be found in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin: Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2003, a copy of which can be found in the House of Commons Library. Table 10.3 concerns HOC and Table 10.4 parole.
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women have given birth while serving a custodial sentence at a prison in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Tees Valley since 1997. [26502]
Fiona Mactaggart: The Prison Service has only routinely kept information centrally on births in custody since April 2005. Information before this date is not available. In the period 1 April to 30 September 2005, 55 women gave birth while in a prison in England and Wales. There are no women's prisons in the Tees Valley.
Dr. McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average daily cost of keeping a person in prison in England and Wales was during the latest period for which figures are available. [30272]
Fiona Mactaggart: The average daily cost of keeping a person in prison in England and Wales for the financial year 2004–05 was £77.
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcohol management courses are accredited for prisons in England and Wales. [30383]
Fiona Mactaggart: No alcohol management courses have been accredited by the Correctional Services Accreditation Panel. No records are held centrally of courses accredited under the Prison Service validation system for regime interventions.
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) why the Glass House Horticultural Operation at Leyhill Open Prison was discontinued; and what future use will be made of the empty glass house; [30596]
(2) how much the new visitor centre at Leyhill Open Prison cost; and why it is being closed; [30597]
(3) what training and employment opportunities are planned to replace the Glass House and visitor centre projects for prisoners at Leyhill Open Prison. [30598]
Fiona Mactaggart: The decision to close the Leyhill arts and gardens centre was taken because of a significant fall in income. The centre is now a burden on Leyhill's budget and is affecting its ability to deliver core work. While income generation is not the sole purpose of the centre, the opportunities for prisoner employment and the development of community links are not significant enough to override the financial impact.
Most of the market garden glasshouses will be relocated to the prison estate on the closure of the site, removing the impact of closure on prisoner employment. Work opportunities should increase as a wider range of prisoners can be allocated to this work within the main prison. Opportunities for contact between prisoners and the public will be replicated through outside placements. It is anticipated that training will not be impeded by the closure of the centre. Some glasshouses will remain on the site which will be sold or leased. A new centre has not been built.
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However, essential refurbishment work was carried out on the existing centre to meet health and safety requirements and cost £200,000.
Proceeds of Crime Act
Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was recovered under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by the Metropolitan Police in respect of crimes at Heathrow Airport in 2004–05. [24095]
Paul Goggins:
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is the enforcement authority with lead responsibility for recovering the proceeds of crime at Heathrow Airport. The total amount recovered at Heathrow Airport by HMRC under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is £4,259,000. The total value of cash
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seized (subject to forfeiture) and cash forfeiture orders obtained by the Metropolitan Police under the Act in respect of suspected criminal activity at Heathrow Airport in 2004–05 was £56,554.
Probation Service
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Probation Service officers there were in each probation area in each of the last five years. [23832]
Fiona Mactaggart: Information is not available for the full period requested. Data collected prior to 1 April 2003 are unreliable, and not directly comparable with the more accurate figures collected since that time. The figures presented as follows show full time equivalent (FTE) figures at the close of each quarter from 1 April 2003 to 30 June 2005.
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