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Torture
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many terrorist suspects have been deported to countries where they are at risk of torture. [39753]
Mr. McNulty: None. If we believe there is a real risk that a person would face torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment if deported, to remove them would be contrary to our obligations under Article three of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
The purpose of the Memoranda of Understanding we have negotiated, or are seeking to negotiate, is, where appropriate, to enable us to satisfy ourselves that a particular removal is consistent with our obligations under the ECHR.
Traffic Offences
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) found guilty in (A) Essex and (B) England and Wales an offence under (1) sections 22 and 22A, (2) section 27, (3) sections 28 and 29, (4) section 30 and (5) section 41A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in 2004. [39746]
Hazel Blears: Information from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform is contained in the following table and gives the number of males and females proceeded against at the magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of sections 22, 22A, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 41A Road Traffic Act 1988 in Essex and England and Wales, 2004.
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(85) These data are on the principal offence basis
UK Citizenship
Mr. Quentin Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people with convictions for indictable offences were granted UK citizenship in the last year for which figures are available. [42185]
Mr. McNulty: This information is not separately recorded and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Under-age Drinking
Mr. Hurd:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have taken place
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for under-age drinking in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency and (b) the London borough of Hillingdon in each year since 1990. [39955]
Hazel Blears: Under-age drinking is covered by a number of offences on the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. Information on these offences is provided in the following table, which gives the number of defendants aged 10–17 years who were proceeded against at Hillingdon petty sessional area , for selected offences related to alcohol. It is not possible to identify those prosecutions for the Ruislip-Northwood constituency as the data is not collected at this level of detail.
Statistics for 2005 will be available in the autumn.
(86) These data are provided on the principal offence basis
(87) S.12 Licensing Act 1872
(88) S.91 Criminal Justice Act 1967
(89) S.2(2) Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985
(90) S.169C(1) and E(1) Licensing Act 1964; Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 S.3 Sch para 4(2)
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Under-age Tobacco Sales
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for under-age tobacco sales there have been in each year since 1997; and how many convictions resulted from these prosecutions. [39342]
Fiona Mactaggart: Information taken from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the number of prosecutions and convictions for the sale of tobacco etc. to persons under 16 under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 S.7 as amended by Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 S.1, England and Wales 1997–2004 is provided in the following table.
Court statistics for 2005 will be available autumn 2006.
(91) These data are on the principal offence basis.
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