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Wales
Public Appointments
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many public appointments are within his patronage; what (a) salary and (b) other emoluments are attached to each; and what the comparable figures were in (i) 1976, (ii) 1986 and (iii) 1996. [83165]
Mr. Hain: Following the devolution settlement in 1999 responsibility for public appointments that were made by the Secretary of State for Wales was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.
The detailed financial information requested could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
Home Department
Accession State Workers
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether funding given to Sheffield city council for issues related to accession state citizens may be used for (a) advice workers, (b) interpreting services and (c) repatriation costs. [63576]
Mr. Byrne: The sum in question (£44,250) was made available to Sheffield city council primarily for the purpose of repatriating destitute accession state nationals. It was however specified that any remaining funding could be used for the council to meet associated costs, including the provision of advice workers and interpreters.
Asylum Seekers (Non-compliance with Reporting Requirements)
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to take steps to enable an estimate to be made of the number of asylum seekers who do not comply with reporting requirements to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. [73525]
Mr. Byrne: The level of compliance with reporting restrictions has been monitored since April 2005.
Crime Statistics (Suffolk)
Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in Suffolk since 1997. [82106]
Mr. Coaker: The available information relates to the number of persons cautioned, dealt with at court and found guilty for principal drug offences, most of which are under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 legislation.
| Persons( 1) cautioned, dealt with at court and found guilty for principal drug offences, Suffolk, 1997 to 2004 | |||
| Numbers (rounded) | |||
| Cautioned | Dealt with at court | Found guilty | |
| (1) Does not include HM Revenue and Customs data or formal warnings for cannabis possession. | |||
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officials from his Department were sent on courses run by the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre in each year since 1997; for what purpose; and at what cost. [76689]
Mr. Byrne: The information sought is not held centrally in the Home Office.
Departmental Guidance
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance is issued by his Department to officials on ordering refreshments at meetings in which (a) officials only and (b) non-civil servants will be present; and if he will make a statement. [35977]
Mr. Byrne: Refreshments may be ordered for meetings only when:
(i) a number of those attending will not be Home Office civil servants;
(ii) a number of Home Office civil servants will be attending a meeting in a building other than that which is their regular place of work; and
(iii) if refreshments are requested for meetings where neither (i) nor (ii) apply, then advance written authorisation must be obtained.
Deportation (Appeals)
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the countries in respect of which a person seeking asylum in the UK has a right of appeal against deportation on the grounds of personal safety. [69523]
Mr. Byrne: A deportation decision in respect of a person liable to deportation, including an asylum seeker, currently attracts a right of appeal regardless of the person’s country of origin.
Driving Offences
Mr. Ian Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to make the offence of driving while disqualified a matter for the Crown courts. [60434]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The offence of driving while disqualified is a summary only offence and carries a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment and/or a level five fine (£5,000) and six penalty points. The Government have no plans to increase the maximum penalty or to change the summary trial process to an indictable one for this offence. Most bad driving offences are triable summarily, and it is only the more serious offences, with higher maximum penalties (such as causing death by dangerous driving and causing death when under the influence of drink or drugs) that are triable on indictment.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in each (a) London borough and (b) constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [82983]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
Data from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform showing the number of defendants found guilty at the Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving in Greater London, broken down by committing court is shown in the table. The courts’ data enable boroughs to be separately identified in outer London, but not in inner London. We are unable to provide convictions for each London
constituency, as the data are not available at the level of detail required. Figures for 2005 will be available in the autumn of 2006.
| Number of defendants found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, in Greater London, broken down by committing court, 2000 to 2004( 1) | |||||
| Magistrates court/borough | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. Source: RDS—Office for Criminal Justice Reform. | |||||
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