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Bicester Accommodation Centre
Tony Baldry:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of his Department's budget was allocated to building an accommodation centre for asylum seekers at Bicester in (a) 200304, (b) 200405 and (c) 200506. [43509]
Mr. McNulty:
The capital budget allocation for the development of the trial of accommodation centres was £3 million in 200304 and £54 million in 200405. The capital budget allocation in 200506 was £52 million and related only to the centre near Bicester.
Community Support Officers
Miss McIntosh:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria were used in making the decision not to give community support officers powers to arrest. [43415]
Hazel Blears:
The primary role of community support officers (CSOs) is to provide high visibility reassurance policing and to tackle low level crime and anti-social behaviour. We have set out our proposals to establish a standard set of powers for CSOs which includes the power to detain a person for up to 30 minutes, pending the arrival of a constable. The proposed standard set of powers will ensure that all CSOs have the powers necessary to play a full role in neighbourhood policing teams.
Correspondence
Daniel Kawczynski:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letterdated 28 November 2005 regarding police re-organisation from Mr. Terrence S. Hyde, a constituent of the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham. [43060]
Hazel Blears:
A reply was sent to Mr. Terence Hyde, on 16 January 2006, and a copy has been sent to the hon. Member.
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Clare Short:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter of 22 November 2005 from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, on behalf of Juliet Johnson (Home Office reference J1094975, acknowledgement reference B28026/5). [43175]
Mr. McNulty:
Immigration and Nationality Directorate wrote to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood on 18 January 2006.
Clare Short:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the immigration and nationality directorate will reply to the letter of 22 November 2005 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, on behalf of Ansumana Barrow and Fatoumata Barrow (reference B453843, acknowledgement reference BZ8028/5). [44108]
Mr. McNulty:
The immigration and nationality directorate replied to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood on 19 January 2006.
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Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of 12 October 2005 from the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green regarding her constituent Mr. Isaac Amas-Osasu (Home Office ref: A1435001). [44722]
Mr. McNulty:
The immigration and nationality directorate replied to the hon. Member's letter to the Head of Member of Parliament Correspondence Section on 20 January 2005.
Crime Statistics
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notifiable offences were committed in England in each year since 197677, broken down by (a) burglary, (b) car crime, (c) robbery, (d) violent crime and (e) other offences; what the percentage change was in each year; and if he will make a statement. [41306]
Hazel Blears:
The available information is given in the following tables.
Table 1: Offences recorded by the police in England
Number and percentage
| All burglary
| Vehicle crime
| Robbery
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
1976 | 486,771 | n/a | 480,394 | n/a | 11,267 | n/a
|
1977(10) | 571,101 | n/a | 575,770 | n/a | 13,395 | n/a
|
1978 | 536,683 | -6 | 581,395 | 1 | 12,867 | -4
|
1979 | 521,272 | -3 | 559,669 | -4 | 12,218 | -5
|
1980 | 590,153 | 13 | 590,343 | 5 | 14,699 | 20
|
1981 | 686,899 | 16 | 680,227 | 15 | 19,920 | 36
|
1982 | 771,713 | 12 | 763,850 | 12 | 22,497 | 13
|
1983 | 772,981 | 0 | 715,113 | -6 | 21,813 | -3
|
1984 | 854,736 | 11 | 762,280 | 7 | 24,610 | 13
|
1985 | 828,808 | -3 | 807,248 | 6 | 27,179 | 10
|
1986 | 886,347 | 7 | 941,747 | 17 | 29,630 | 9
|
1987 | 855,910 | -3 | 997,343 | 6 | 32,262 | 9
|
1988 | 776,413 | -9 | 930,414 | -7 | 31,055 | -4
|
1989 | 786,917 | 1 | 969,065 | 4 | 32,777 | 6
|
1990 | 961,696 | 22 | 1,200,462 | 24 | 35,731 | 9
|
1991 | 1,160,470 | 21 | 1,416,489 | 18 | 44,738 | 25
|
1992 | 1,290,664 | 11 | 1,468,715 | 4 | 52,224 | 17
|
1993 | 1,307,683 | 1 | 1,445,873 | -2 | 57,098 | 9
|
1994 | 1,203,637 | -8 | 1,303,055 | -10 | 59,377 | 4
|
1995 | 1,183,159 | -2 | 1,253,756 | -4 | 67,284 | 13
|
1996 | 1,112,752 | -6 | 1,227,368 | -2 | 73,172 | 9
|
1997 | 968,630 | -13 | 1,057,787 | -14 | 62,261 | -15
|
Number and percentage
| Violent crime(9)
| All other offences
| Total
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
1976 | 105,583 | n/a | 954,119 | n/a | 2,026,867 | n/a
|
1977(10) | 110,915 | n/a | 1,242,780 | n/a | 2,500,566 | n/a
|
1978 | 116,242 | 5 | 1,196,503 | -4 | 2,430,823 | -3
|
1979 | 122,602 | 5 | 1,205,727 | 1 | 2,409,270 | -1
|
1980 | 126,956 | 4 | 1,248,511 | 4 | 2,555,963 | 6
|
1981 | 133,415 | 5 | 1,320,928 | 6 | 2,821,469 | 10
|
1982 | 143,830 | 8 | 1,425,591 | 8 | 3,104,984 | 10
|
1983 | 146,677 | 2 | 1,451,377 | 2 | 3,086,148 | -1
|
1984 | 151,899 | 4 | 1,558,657 | 7 | 3,327,572 | 8
|
1985 | 162,791 | 7 | 1,636,758 | 5 | 3,435,605 | 3
|
1986 | 169,696 | 4 | 1,659,879 | 1 | 3,657,669 | 6
|
1987 | 189,053 | 11 | 1,655,090 | 0 | 3,697,396 | 1
|
1988 | 205,398 | 9 | 1,607,085 | -3 | 3,519,310 | -5
|
1989 | 227,638 | 11 | 1,691,243 | 5 | 3,674,863 | 4
|
1990 | 236,985 | 4 | 1,915,220 | 13 | 4,314,363 | 17
|
1991 | 251,720 | 6 | 2,176,456 | 14 | 5,005,135 | 16
|
1992 | 268,821 | 7 | 2,276,259 | 5 | 5,304,459 | 6
|
1993 | 278,380 | 4 | 2,215,301 | -3 | 5,247,237 | -1
|
1994 | 296,208 | 6 | 2,194,007 | -1 | 4,996,907 | -5
|
1995 | 295,428 | 0 | 2,120,551 | -3 | 4,852,894 | -3
|
1996 | 326,387 | 10 | 2,123,800 | 0 | 4,790,307 | -1
|
1997 | 326,993 | 0 | 2,007,981 | -5 | 4,361,391 | -9
|
n/a=not applicable.
(9)Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
(10)In 1977, offences of criminal damage of value £20 and under were introduced into the series.
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Table 2: Offences recorded by the police in England(11)
Number and percentage
| All burglary
| Vehicle crime
| Robbery
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
199899 | 911,243 | n/a | 1,021,565 | n/a | 65,982 | n/a
|
19992000 | 869,704 | -5 | 992,054 | -3 | 83,368 | 26
|
200001 | 803,144 | -8 | 924,795 | -7 | 94,264 | 13
|
200102 | 846,301 | n/a | 1,025,945 | n/a | 120,329 | n/a
|
Number and percentage
| Violent crime(12)
| All other offences
| Total
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
199899 | 571,027 | n/a | 2,343,260 | n/a | 4,847,095 | n/a
|
19992000 | 662,525 | 16 | 2,521,415 | 8 | 5,045,698 | 4
|
200001 | 692,552 | 5 | 2,511,903 | 0 | 4,932,394 | -2
|
200102 | 773,897 | n/a | 2,637,449 | n/a | 5,283,592 | n/a
|
n/a=not applicable.
(11)Using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1988. Figures in this table are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
(12)Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
Table 3: Offences recorded by the police in England(13)
Number and percentage
| All burglary
| Vehicle crime
| Robbery
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
200203 | 851,988 | 1 | 926,971 | -10 | 106,652 | -11
|
200304 | 783,970 | -8 | 843,228 | -9 | 99,914 | -6
|
200405 | 650,682 | -17 | 699,474 | -17 | 87,625 | -12
|
Number and percentage
| Violent crime(14)
| All other offences
| Total
|
| Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change | Number | Percentage change
|
200203 | 935,019 | 21 | 2,888,938 | 10 | 5,602,916 | 6
|
200304 | 1,052,601 | 13 | 2,965,518 | 3 | 5,645,317 | 1
|
200405 | 1,127,681 | 7 | 2,817,212 | -5 | 5,295,049 | -6
|
(13)The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced nationally in April 2002. Because of this, figures in this table are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
(14)Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
Mr. Jenkins:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded offences of (a) burglary, (b) thefts and (c) thefts from cars there have been in each division of the Staffordshire police force in each year since 1997. [43474]
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Hazel Blears:
The available information relates to offences recorded in basic command units (BCUs) in the Staffordshire police force area and is given in the tables. Data at BCD level have only been collected since 1999.
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Table 1: Recorded offences in Staffordshire 19992000 to 200102
Number of offences
Basic Command Unit | Offence | 19992000 | 200001 | 200102
|
Chase | Domestic burglary | 1,624 | 1,615 | 1,912
|
| Thefts | (15) | 10,094 | 9,750
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,536 | 3,134 | 2,968
|
| | | |
|
North Staffordshire | Domestic burglary | 1,600 | 1,235 | 1,417
|
| Thefts | (15) | 6,347 | 7,791
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,625 | 2,086 | 2,861
|
| | | |
|
Stoke on Trent | Domestic burglary | 4,336 | 3,176 | 3,093
|
| Thefts | (15) | 12,435 | 14,095
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 4,275 | 3,367 | 3,857
|
| | | |
|
Trent Valley | Domestic burglary | 1,513 | 1,523 | 1,661
|
| Thefts | (15) | 9,085 | 10,132
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,162 | 2,000 | 2,632
|
(15)Not available
Note:
The data in this table are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. The data are therefore not directly comparable with those for subsequent years.
Table 2: Recorded offences in Staffordshire 200203 to 200405
Number of offences
Basic Command Unit | Offence | 200203 | 200304 | 200405
|
Chase | Domestic burglary | 1,446 | 1,342 | 1,003
|
| Thefts | 9,098 | 8,955 | 8,001
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,302 | 2,505 | 2,030
|
| | | |
|
North Staffordshire | Domestic burglary | 1,178 | 922 | 753
|
| Thefts | 6,989 | 6212 | 5,329
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,198 | 1,832 | 1,489
|
| | | |
|
Stoke on Trent | Domestic burglary | 2,438 | 2,491 | 1,732
|
| Thefts | 12,711 | 12,100 | 10,448
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 3,237 | 3,106 | 2,501
|
| | | |
|
Trent Valley | Domestic burglary | 1,396 | 1,410 | 1,225
|
| Thefts | 9,606 | 9,226 | 8,439
|
| of which: | | |
|
| Thefts from cars | 2,357 | 2,133 | 1,780
|
Note:
The data in this table take account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. The data are therefore not directly comparable with those for earlier years.