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Mr. Stewart Jackson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions UK officials have had with law enforcement officials in (a) Bulgaria and (b) Romania on the implications for crime and law enforcement in the UK for those countries accession to the European Union in January 2007; and if he will make a statement. [79421]
Mr. Coaker:
I have asked law enforcement authorities to work together to assess the impact of accession on the UK’s crime and law enforcement and to take necessary mitigating action. Cooperation on law enforcement is a key part of the UK’s relationship with Bulgaria and Romania. We continually engage with Bulgarian and Romanian law enforcement officials. The Commission Monitoring Report of 16 May recognised recent progress in tackling organised crime but highlighted the need for further action in preparation for accession. In our contacts with the Bulgarian and Romanian Governments we have repeatedly stressed the need to address the concerns of the Commission. We are also providing some capacity building support to the Bulgarian and Romanian law enforcement authorities.
Extradition
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been extradited (a) to and (b) from the UK in each of the last five years. [80834]
Mr. Byrne:
The figures given in the table are for England and Wales only, as at 23 June 2006. They do not include extraditions to or from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Ministers and judicial authorities have devolved powers to make or grant requests. They also exclude surrenders from or to the Republic of Ireland, prior to one January 2004, as those were made under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965, rather than under extradition legislation.
| | Number |
|
(a) Extraditions to England and Wales
| |
|
2001
|
52
|
|
2002
|
36
|
|
2003
|
64
|
|
2004(1)
|
66
|
|
2005(1)
|
74
|
| | |
|
(b) Extraditions from England and Wales
| |
|
2001
|
55
|
|
2002
|
53
|
|
2003
|
55
|
|
2004(1)
|
74
|
|
2005(1)
|
139
|
(1) The figures for 2004 and 2005 include extraditions to England and Wales made under part 3 of the Extradition Act 2003, and extraditions from England and Wales made under Part one of the Extradition Act 2003. Parts 1 and 3 of the Extradition Act 2003 implemented the European Arrest Warrant system with effect from one January 2004.
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Firearms Certificates
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2005, Official Report, column 652W to the hon. Member for Teignbridge (Richard Younger-Ross), on firearms certificates, what the equivalent information is for (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough. [29444]
Mr. McNulty:
Please see the following table covering London, England, and England and Wales. The data are not available by London borough.
| Defendants sentenced and given custody for carrying a weapon or blade, 1997-2004( 1) |
| | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|
London( 2)
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
1,001
|
876
|
738
|
861
|
|
Immediate custody
|
159
|
158
|
119
|
160
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
1,274
|
1,335
|
1,089
|
1,168
|
|
Immediate custody
|
190
|
225
|
181
|
196
|
|
Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
2,275
|
2,211
|
1,827
|
2,029
|
|
Immediate custody
|
349
|
383
|
300
|
356
|
| | | | | |
|
England
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
3,900
|
4,093
|
3,870
|
3,843
|
|
Immediate custody
|
482
|
552
|
513
|
558
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
3,185
|
3,598
|
3,337
|
3,349
|
|
Immediate custody
|
356
|
519
|
498
|
479
|
|
Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
7,085
|
7,691
|
7,207
|
7,192
|
|
Immediate custody
|
838
|
1,071
|
1,011
|
1,037
|
| | | | | |
|
England and Wales
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
4,130
|
4,375
|
4,135
|
4,108
|
|
Immediate custody
|
509
|
585
|
554
|
595
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
3,341
|
3,788
|
3,548
|
3,518
|
|
Immediate custody
|
372
|
550
|
534
|
499
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Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
7,471
|
8,163
|
7,683
|
7,626
|
|
Immediate custody
|
881
|
1,135
|
1,088
|
1,094
|
| | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
London( 2)
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
1,148
|
1,455
|
1,250
|
1,361
|
|
Immediate custody
|
181
|
227
|
201
|
220
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
1,509
|
1,877
|
1,698
|
1,627
|
|
Immediate custody
|
264
|
319
|
290
|
287
|
|
Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
2,657
|
3,332
|
2,948
|
2,988
|
|
Immediate custody
|
445
|
546
|
491
|
507
|
| | | | | |
|
England
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
4,607
|
5,153
|
5,114
|
5,446
|
|
Immediate custody
|
596
|
748
|
719
|
768
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
4,107
|
5,014
|
5,083
|
5,524
|
|
Immediate custody
|
570
|
742
|
738
|
776
|
|
Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
8,714
|
10,167
|
10,197
|
10,970
|
|
Immediate custody
|
1,166
|
1,490
|
1,457
|
1,544
|
| | | | | |
|
England and Wales
| | | | |
|
Possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
4,873
|
5,441
|
5,394
|
5,758
|
|
Immediate custody
|
634
|
787
|
760
|
817
|
|
Having an article with a blade in a public place
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
4,303
|
5,269
|
5,311
|
5,802
|
|
Immediate custody
|
589
|
766
|
755
|
803
|
|
Total of both offences
| | | | |
|
Sentenced
|
9,176
|
10,710
|
10,705
|
11,560
|
|
Immediate custody
|
1,223
|
1,553
|
1,515
|
1,620
|
(1) The above offences are not covered within the Knives Act 1997 which came into force, partly in September 1997 and fully in March 1999. The offences are covered under previous Acts. The offence of possession of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is covered under the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 S.1. The offence of having an article with a blade or point in a public place is covered by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 S.139. (2) London is made up by data from the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police force areas. Source: RDS NOMS 13/12/2005
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