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CABINET OFFICE
Engagements
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister without Portfolio if he will list his official engagements for each day in February 2006. [57862]
The Minister without Portfolio: My duties for the month of February included: the formulation and development of Government policy and attending meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. I also attended Cabinet and contributed to decisions taken by Cabinet and its sub-committees.
Fast Stream Applicants
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many applicants there were to the Civil Service fast stream competition from (a) Oxford and Cambridge universities, (b) the Russell Group of universities and (c) all other universities in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many in each category (i) passed the initial examination and (ii) were offered fast stream appointments in (A) the Home Civil Service, (B) the Diplomatic Service, (C) the Customs and Revenue Service and (D) elsewhere. [57407]
Mr. Jim Murphy: The latest available figures are those contained in the 2004 annual report on Fast Stream recruitment, published in June 2005 and available online at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/faststream. The total number of applications to the 2004 competition from Oxford and Cambridge universities was 1,382; non Oxbridge applications were 7,216. We do not collate the number of applications for the Russell Group universities but a full analysis of total applications by university can be found within the report.
No data is collated to show how these specific groups of candidates performed at different stages of the selection process, or which Fast Stream option they joined if successful. In total, however, 167 applicants from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and 300 from other universities, were recommended for appointment
Official Car
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister without Portfolio what car is made available to him at public expense; how many miles he covered in this car in February 2006; and for how many hours in that month a chauffeur was available to him. [57863]
The Minister without Portfolio: I have the use of an official car for my Government duties. When using a Government car I adhere to the requirements of the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Asylum Seekers
Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers deported or removed from the UK in (a) 1995, (b) 2000,
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(c) 2001, (d) 2002 and (e) 2003 were aged (i) 15, (ii) 16, (iii) 17 and (iv) 18 years; and if he will make a statement. [57611]
Mr. McNulty: The information requested for these years is not available.
Published statistics on immigration and asylum are available on the Home Office's Research Development and Statistics website at:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applicants in 2005 had previously unsuccessfully applied for a visa. [58205]
Mr. McNulty: The requested information is not available.
Cannabis
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) cautioned and (b) prosecuted by Lancashire police for possession of cannabis in each of the last 10 years. [56773]
Hazel Blears: The requested information is given in the table. Available data for prosecutions relate to the number of persons dealt with at court.
(4) Excludes police formal warnings for cannabis possession which are not counted as police cautions.
(5) Includes those found not guilty.
The large falls in police cautions and numbers dealt with at court in 2004 coincide with the introduction of formal warnings for cannabis possession in January 2004.
Cash-in-transit Robberies (Hertfordshire)
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cash-in-transit robberies have taken place in Hertfordshire in each year since 2000. [56671]
Hazel Blears: Information on cash-in-transit robberies is not collected centrally. Available information relates to robbery of business property and is given in the following table.
| Financial year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 101 |
| 2001–02 | 112 |
| 2002–03 | 134 |
| 2003–04 | 144 |
| 2004–05 | 83 |
Note:
Numbers affected by the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standards which came into effect in 2002–03. Data not comparable with earlier years.
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Child Abuse
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the IMPACT Nominal Index is fully operational in every child abuse investigations unit in England and Wales; [56261]
(2) by what date he expects the IMPACT Nominal Index to be operational in all areas of police forces in England and Wales. [56262]
Hazel Blears [holding answer 7 March 2006]: The IMPACT Nominal Index is available in one child abuse investigation unit in each police force in England and Wales. It is also about to be piloted within four Force Intelligence Bureaux; the East Midlands Regional Intelligence Unit; and the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch. It will be deployed more widely within the England and Wales forces during the course of 2006 following an impact appraisal protection, other business areas can, with the authority of a superintendent or higher rank, use the system where it is necessary for the prevention or detection of serious crime.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the additional (a) manpower and (b) resources required by police forces in England and Wales to extend the IMPACT Nominal Index from child abuse investigation units to the whole force; and if he will make a statement. [56263]
Hazel Blears [holding answer 7 March 2006]: We have been able to model the potential costs of rolling the IMPACT Nominal Index (INI) out to all child abuse investigation units. These were reported in the answer I gave on 31 January 2006, Official Report, column 369W to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson). However, we do not currently have sufficient data to model the potential costs of rolling the system out to all business areas. We are planning a series of pilots over the next three months to obtain the information needed to do this. We will also shortly be reviewing our estimates of the costs of rolling out to all child abuse investigation units based on an assessment of the impact of the INI since its introduction.
C-NOMIS
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the implementation of the C-NOMIS information system. [58228]
Fiona Mactaggart:
It is proposed to commence the implementation of C-NOMIS at Her Majesty's Prison Albany on the Isle of Wight on 23 July 2006. Other early adopters include the national probation service at
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Northamptonshire in October 2006. The main rollout will take place throughout 2007, and consultations on the exact order of rollout are taking place.
Crime (Essex)
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reported incidents of (a) gun crime and (b) violent crime there were in Essex in each of the last five years; and what percentage in each category resulted in a successful prosecution in each year. [48346]
Hazel Blears [holding answer 2 February 2006]: The available information is given in the tables. Tables 1 and 2 give the number of firearms offences (excluding air weapons) and violent crimes recorded by Essex police between 2000–01 and 2004–05.
It is not possible to identify the number of offenders found guilty of offences involving firearms as this information is not collected centrally.
Table 3 gives the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty for violent offences in the Essex police force area between 2000 and 2004. Court proceedings data are published on a calendar year basis. Data for 2005 will not be available until the autumn.
Because recorded crime deals with offences and court proceedings with defendants, the two data sets are not directly comparable.
| Firearm offences(7) | Violent crime(8) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 77 | 12,232 |
| 2001–02 | 98 | 13,703 |
(6) The data in this table are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
(7) Excludes air weapons.
(8) Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
| Firearm offences(10) | Violent crime(11) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 148 | 24,583 |
| 2003–04 | 145 | 28,782 |
| 2004–05 | 193 | 28,135 |
(9) Data in this table take account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
(10) Excludes air weapons.
(11) Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
(12) These data are on the principal offence basis.
(13) Includes violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery.
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