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Correspondence

James Duddridge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reply to the letter of 2 May 2006 from the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East to the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State regarding his constituent Mrs. P. Day of Southend-on Sea. [78043]

Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 16 June 2006]: I can confirm that I will be writing to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East.

Crime (Ealing)

Mr. Khabra: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of violent crime there were in Ealing Southall constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available, broken down by type of crime. [78046]

Mr. McNulty: Southall comes within the Ealing Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area. There were 9,962 violent crimes recorded in Ealing in 2004-05. Of these, 8,009 were offences of violence against the person, 388 were sexual offences and 1,565 were offences of robbery.

Domestic Violence

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many domestic violence incidents dealt with by police in (a) England and Wales, (b) Luton and (c) Bedfordshire in the last five years involved (i) repeat victims and (ii) repeat visits to the same address. [76730]

Mr. McNulty: Data for the number of reported incidents of domestic violence that involved victims of a reported domestic violence incident in the previous 12 months are available from 2002-03 for Luton and Bedfordshire and given in the following table. Data are not available for England and Wales as a whole. Information on repeat visits to the same address is not collected centrally.


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Number of reported incidents of domestic violence that involved victims of a reported domestic violence incident in the previous 12 months
Luton Bedfordshire

2002-03

1,890

2,962

2003-04

1,818

3,295

2004-05

1,924

3,287


Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the trend over the last five years in the number of repeat victims in cases of domestic violence investigated by police in (a) England and Wales, (b) Luton and (c) Bedfordshire. [76731]

Mr. McNulty: Between 2002-03 and 2004-05, the number of reported incidents of domestic violence that involved victims of a reported domestic violence incident in the previous 12 months has risen by under 2 per cent. in Luton and 11 per cent. in Bedfordshire. Data are not available for England and Wales as a whole.

Drug Intervention Programme

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the results of the Drug Intervention Programme. [69543]

Mr. Coaker: Since the introduction of the Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) in April 2003, over 45,000 drug misusing offenders have entered treatment through DIP. The programme continues to have a positive impact in communities not only through the interventions that it offers but also by delivering a more integrated approach by local agencies to the problems of offenders. Acquisitive recorded crime—to which drug related crime (including theft) makes a substantial contribution—fell by 12 per cent. in the year to April 2005 compared with the previous 12 months.

The programme is highly regarded by operational staff and the many offenders whose lives it has helped to change. Its success has been achieved through a combination of additional resources, new legislation, revised working practices and a stronger focus on partnership working.

We are on track to achieve the overall target of 1,000 offenders a week (4,300 a month) into treatment by 2008. In April 2006 over 2,800 offenders engaged in treatment through DIP. The programme continues to be developed and strengthened. For example, from 31 March 2006 testing on arrest has been rolled out to 98 areas.

Those testing positive are required to attend an assessment with a drugs worker. Testing on arrest is a way of identifying drug misusers at an early stage in the criminal justice process. Restriction on bail is now available across all local justice areas in England.

Drugs

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of drug trafficking offences in each of the last five years, broken down by police force. [77151]


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Mr. Coaker: The table shows the number of people found guilty at court or cautioned in England and Wales police force areas between 2000 and 2004 for drug trafficking offences. Trafficking offences include: possession with intent to supply, unlawful supply, unlawful production and unlawful import or export.

Persons found guilty or cautioned for drug trafficking offences( 1) , by police force area, England and Wales, 2000 to 2004
Number of persons (rounded)
Police force area 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Avon and Somerset

310

250

280

320

320

Bedfordshire

100

110

110

110

80

Cambridgeshire

110

100

120

210

140

Cheshire

200

150

170

170

220

Cleveland

170

210

220

240

240

Cumbria

120

100

110

130

150

Derbyshire

210

200

220

210

260

Devon and Cornwall

360

330

350

370

320

Dorset

150

110

110

100

110

Durham

190

160

140

160

120

Essex

250

210

250

220

240

Gloucestershire

100

90

120

140

130

Greater Manchester

990

670

710

760

880

Hampshire

390

270

310

380

390

Hertfordshire

130

130

130

130

190

Humberside

210

170

240

290

400

Kent

460

340

310

350

410

Lancashire

320

290

410

510

500

Leicestershire

190

140

150

220

270

Lincolnshire

80

100

100

90

120

Merseyside

430

320

360

450

480

City of London

20

10

20

20

10

Metropolitan

2,300

2,370

2,520

2,230

2,340

City of London and Metropolitan Police

2,320

2,380

2,550

2,250

2,350

Norfolk

190

120

140

150

210

Northamptonshire

180

100

80

70

140

Northumbria

400

440

430

520

460

North Yorkshire

130

100

130

120

150

Nottinghamshire

330

260

270

290

440

South Yorkshire

360

350

290

410

450

Staffordshire

170

180

240

240

270

Suffolk

220

120

130

180

190

Surrey

150

140

140

150

150

Sussex

450

520

570

550

450

Thames Valley

320

300

270

310

320

Warwickshire

90

50

60

80

90

West Mercia

330

270

210

220

290

West Midlands

690

660

640

790

790

West Yorkshire

1,010

770

630

590

870

Wiltshire

170

110

100

120

120

Dyfed-Powys

240

180

210

230

170

Gwent

200

210

140

120

140

North Wales

130

110

100

100

130

South Wales

410

380

380

420

530

(1) Unlawful import and export, unlawful production of drugs (including cannabis), unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply unlawfully.

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