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Departmental Advertising
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many advertisements have been placed by his Department (a) in newspapers, (b) on the radio, (c) on television, (d) on billboards and (e) in other media warning those who do not comply with the law (i) of the possibility of (A) fines, (B) a prison sentence and (ii) that they are putting themselves and others at risk of personal harm in each of the last five years; and what the cost of such advertisements was in this period. [55266]
Mr. Byrne: To actually count the number of advertisements would not be possible since advertising campaigns are not purchased in terms of number of adverts—they are purchased in terms of what percentage of our target audience we expect of reach, or to a given budget level. However we are able to set out the level total media expenditure in the following table:
Advertisements warning of fines in last five years
| Alcohol Misuse enforcement campaign | |
| £ | |
Advertisements warning that they are putting themselves and/or others at risk of personal harm in last five years
| £ | |
| (1)
To
date | |
Advertisements warning of a prison sentence in lastfive years
| Rape | |
| £ | |
Departmental Staff
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of (a) staff and (b) new staff employed in (i) his Department and (ii) each of the agencies for which he has responsibility were registered as disabled in each of the last three years for which data is available. [61377]
Mr. Byrne: The Cabinet Office collects and publishes annually statistical information on the civil serviceby Department. These include data on the number ofstaff in Departments who have declared a disability. Declaration of a disability is voluntary. The latest available information at April 2004 is available in the Library and on the civil service website and the following addresses: http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management/statistics/publications/xls/disability_apr 04_4nov04.xls for data relating to 1 April 2004, and http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management/statistics/archive/index.asp for previous reporting periods.
In addition to the above data, the figures shown are available for the Home Office and are set out in the tables. Data has been taken from central HR systems unless otherwise stated.
The UK Passport Service record staff who ‘declare’ themselves as disabled. The source of their figures is the published Employment Monitoring Reports for the years in question. New entrant disability data is not available for 2002-03 and 2003-04. In 2004-05 less than 1 per cent. of new entrants declared a disability
The number of public sector Prison Service staff over the past three years recorded as having a disability, and the total number of recruits to the public sector Prison Service who declared themselves disabled on entry during the past three years is shown in the tables. There is no longer such a thing as a “registered disabled” person. Someone is said to have a disability if their condition meets with the definition contained in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. A full re-survey of all staff was carried out in 2004, resulting in the increased numbers declaring themselves disabled after 2003.
| Home Office (including Immigration and Nationality Directorate) | |||
| 1 April 2003 | 1 April 2004 | 31 December 2005 | |
| 2003( 2) | 2004( 2) | 2005( 2) | |
| Home Office Agencies | |||
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | |
| 31 December: | |||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| (1)
Figures include approximately 1,000 National Offenders Management
Service (NOMS) HQ staff, moving into Home Office
responsibility. (2) Because of the transfer of staff
records between HR systems data is here given for fiscal years i.e.
2004 = 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004. (3) Not
available. Disability data is unrecorded for-95 per cent. of 2005 new
entrants, consequently no valid percentage can be derived at
present. (4) Approximate value from published
disability value and
percentage. | |||
Deportation
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the deportation of British-born children to foreign countries; and what the legal basis is for this policy. [80630]
Mr. Byrne: British-born children who are not British citizens may be deported under Section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 as family members of a person i) whose removal the Secretary of State considers to be conducive to the public good or ii) who has been recommended for deportation by a court. Deportation of family members is carried out in accordance with paragraphs 365-368 of the Immigration Rules (HC395).
Drugs
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate how much of the heroin trafficked into the United Kingdom in each year since 1996 came from Afghanistan. [83138]
Mr. Coaker: Since 1996 we believe that the vast majority of heroin entering the United Kingdom each year has originated in Afghanistan. In recent years we estimate that it has accounted for more than 90 per cent.
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost of (a) administrating and (b) buying allocations for each prison included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme was in its first year of operation. [82739]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Only the Garth/Wymott prison complex currently comes within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The cost to the prison service during the first year of operation was £8,500 and no carbon certificates were bought.
Foreign Prisoners
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 107 foreign nationals released from prison whose whereabouts are known to the Home Office should have been deported; and how many his Department has identified as living in Oxfordshire. [67209]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary updated the House on this matter on 29 June 2006 in a written ministerial statement, Official Report, column 18WS, and the director general of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) wrote on this date to the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the foreign nationals recently released from prison and recommended for deportation, broken down by (a) prison from which they were released, (b) date of release and (c) offence; how many have re-offended since release; and in how many cases current whereabouts are unknown. [67570]
Mr. Byrne: [holding answer 2 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary updated the House on this matter on 29 June 2006 in a written ministerial statement, Official Report, column 18WS, and the director general of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) wrote on this date to the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals have escaped from open prisons in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [82256]
Mr. Byrne: Information on the number of absconders who were foreign nationals could be obtained only by examination of individual records at a disproportionate cost.
Honours
Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour. [5118]
Mr. Byrne: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 22 June 2005, Official Report, column 1059.
IT Costs
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the likely costs of implementing new IT systems arising from the options under consideration from the merger of police forces in the South West. [82151]
Mr. McNulty: There is currently careful consideration of a number of options for the way forward for the South West and each option will have differing implications for IT provision. Each option has been analysed financially in relation to both set-up costs and savings and the forces will be informed of this detail once a decision is made.
A joint Home Office, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), Association of Police Authorities (APA) and Police Information and Technology Organisation (PITO) working group has been established to work in conjunction with police force project teams to ensure that all ICT requirements, and associated costs, are identified.
Knife Amnesty
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) serious and (b) fatal attacks were recorded by police during the recent knife amnesty. [83117]
Mr. McNulty: Recorded crime figures for April to June 2006 are due to be published in October.
Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many knives have been handed in during the amnesty in (a) East Yorkshire constituency and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire area. [83610]
Mr.
Coaker: Figures for the number of items
handed in during the knife amnesty are being collected at police force
level and will be released shortly. 17,715 items were handed in in
England and Wales during the first week of the amnesty. We worked
closely with ACPO to develop the arrangements for the amnesty, which
was part of our wider strategy to tackle knife crime. We are also
focusing on legislation, enforcement, education and prevention. We have
brought forward provisions in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill that
will raise the age at which someone can be sold a knife to 18; are
introducing
a new offence of using someone to mind a weapon; and giving head
teachers powers to search pupils for knives. The Home Secretary
announced on 19 June that he was giving very serious consideration to
the suggestion that the maximum sentence for having a knife or blade in
a public place should be increased from the current sentence of two
years. Many police forces are undertaking tough enforcement operations,
for example, the Metropolitan police’s Operation Blunt and the
British Transport police’s Operation Shield, which uses search
equipment to detect those carrying knives and other weapons on our
transport network. We are also supporting educational initiatives that
demonstrate to young people the dangers of carrying knives, and
reinforce the message that carrying a knife can result in it being
turned on you. Through our small grants programme, the Connected Fund,
we are also supporting a wide range of local community projects which
work with young people to provide mentoring, training, education and
other support.
Labour Party Conference
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Greater Manchester police will be responsible for the interviewing of delegates, hotel staff and other associated workers in advance of the Labour party conference in Manchester. [84195]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 10 July 2006]: This is an operational matter for Greater Manchester police. I understand they are working with Labour party officials in the accreditation of delegates, hotel staff and other associated workers as part of their work to ensure the safety of those attending the event and the citizens of Manchester.
Legislation
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each Session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. [77770]
Mr. McNulty: Members will consider a range of possible subjects before introducing their Private Members' Bills.
Government draftsmen do draft some Bills in advance which are available as one of the options for Members to consider before they make their selection.
However, Members may make subsequent amendments or revisions to a Government drafted Bill, or use it as the basis for a Private Members' Bill in the future.
The information requested is therefore not collected.
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