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Parking (Lancashire)

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many parking tickets were issued by Lancashire police in each of the last five years. [82744]

Mr. McNulty: Available information on fixed penalty notices relating to all offences of obstruction, waiting and parking within the Lancashire police force area during the calendar years 2000 to 2004 (latest available) is given in the following table.

Information for 2005 will be available early in 2007.

Fixed penalty data for obstruction, waiting and parking offences( 1) , Lancashire police force area, 2000-04
	Number of tickets
	Endorsable	Non-endorsable
Fixed penalty notices issued
2000	6	64,900
2001	6	56,000
2002	4	47,700
2003	8	31,800
2004	9	17,700
(1) Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s.22; Transport Act 2000 ss. 173 (5); 173 (6); 173 (7); 174 (3); 175 (2); 175 (3); 175 (4); 190 Highway Act 1835 ss 72 & 78; RTA 1988 ss. 19 & 21; Highways Act 1980 s. 137 (1); Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 ss. 5 (1), 8, 32-36 and 45-53; Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 Regs. 101 and 103; Transport Act 2000 Part III.

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Parliamentary Questions

Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many written parliamentary questions tabled to the Department before 5 May remained unanswered on 25 May. [75160]

Mr. McNulty [holding answer 5 June 2006]: Internal management information shows that 565 parliamentary questions tabled before 5 May remained unanswered on 25 May.

Police

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of each police force’s budget in England and Wales in 2006-07 is derived from the police precept; whether he expects this proportion to change under the proposals for police force restructuring; and if he will make a statement. [73244]

Mr. McNulty: The proportion of each police authority’s budget met from the police precept on council tax in 2006-07 is set out in the table. There are clearly differentials in precepts between a number of neighbouring police authorities.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on19 June 2006, Official Report, column 1057.

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Proportion of police authority budgets met from police precepts on council tax in 2006-07
Police authority	Percentage
Avon and Somerset	31.4
Bedfordshire	26.8
Cambridgeshire	33.2
Cheshire	26.2
Cleveland	21.9
Cumbria	31.3
Derbyshire	29.7
Devon and Cornwall	30.1
Dorset	41.6
Durham	17.9
Essex	29.8
Gloucestershire	40.1
Hampshire	29.4
Hertfordshire	32.5
Humberside	25.3
Kent	28.7
Lancashire	21.8
Leicestershire	27.3
Lincolnshire	32.3
Norfolk	35.3
Northamptonshire	34.1
North Yorkshire	42.4
Nottinghamshire	25.0
Staffordshire	32.5
Suffolk	32.8
Surrey	45.6
Sussex	31.2
Thames Valley	33.7
Warwickshire	35.3
West Mercia	36.4
Wiltshire	34.5
Total Shires	31.1
Greater Manchester	17.0
Merseyside	17.4
Northumbria	11.7
South Yorkshire	18.3
West Midlands	13.6
West Yorkshire	19.3
Total Mets	16.2
Total England (exc. London)	26.5
Metropolitan	25.0
(Total England (inc London)	26.1
Dyfed-Powys	37.4
Gwent	28.4
North Wales	37.9
South Wales	25.4
Total Wales	30.6
Total England and Wales	26.4
Source: English Police Authorities—Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Welsh Police Authorities—Welsh Assembly Government

Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many formal complaintswere made against police officers working in each
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constabulary in England in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what percentage of such complaints have resulted in disciplinary action being taken against the police officer in each constabulary area. [85516]

Mr. McNulty: The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is responsible for the management of the police complaints system. I will ensure that the chairman receives a copy of the question and replies to you directly. Copies of the letter containing the IPCC’s response will be placed in the Library.

Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in (a) Lancashire police and (b) Cumbria police were involved in preparation work for the voluntary merger of the forces; and how many hours were devoted to this work. [86379]

Mr. McNulty: This is a matter for the police forces concerned and the information is not held centrally.

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many traffic police, excluding those trained also to act as firearms response team members, were operating on the roads in each of the last 10 years, broken down by police authority area. [82444]

Mr. McNulty: The available information is given in the following table.

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Police officers FTE whose main function is “Traffic”( 1) (1995-2005)
Full-time equivalent
	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97( 2)	1997-98( 2)	1998-99( 3)	1999-2000( 3)	2000-01( 3)	2002-03	2003-04	2005-05
Avon and Somerset	213	206	—	—	—	—	—	216	222	228
Bedfordshire	87	88	—	—	—	—	—	75	80	80
Cambridgeshire	95	90	—	—	—	—	—	85	99	101
Cheshire	187	191	—	—	—	—	—	194	200	194
Cleveland	88	87	—	—	—	—	—	64	73	2
Cumbria	116	116	—	—	—	—	—	107	110	108
Derbyshire	147	141	—	—	—	—	—	107	121	116
Devon and Cornwall	219	219	—	—	—	—	—	192	198	211
Dorset	98	94	—	—	—	—	—	91	86	82
Durham	113	114	—	—	—	—	—	111	119	108
Dyfed Powys	100	111	—	—	—	—	—	136	105	141
Essex	277	269	—	—	—	—	—	241	242	243
Gloucestershire	81	82	—	—	—	—	—	62	66	67
Greater Manchester	441	437	—	—	—	—	—	406	392	359
Gwent	93	90	—	—	—	—	—	93	95	96
Hampshire	265	268	—	—	—	—	—	248	246	244
Hertfordshire	159	156	—	—	—	—	—	150	151	149
Humberside	157	166	—	—	—	—	—	123	119	225
Kent	179	169	—	—	—	—	—	104		122
Lancashire	273	273	—	—	—	—	—	198	187	190
Leicestershire	105	87	—	—	—	—	—	92	95	85
Lincolnshire	104	101	—	—	—	—	—	90	89	96
London, City of	32	32	—	—	—	—	—	24	24	28
Merseyside	345	223	—	—	—	—	—	125	119	115
Metropolitan police	1,005	922	—	—	—	—	—	583	592	1029
Norfolk	109	111	—	—	—	—	—	120	121	107
Northamptonshire	93	91	—	—	—	—	—	70	71	65
Northumbria	225	221	—	—	—	—	—	245	253	165
North Wales	131	127	—	—	—	—	—	115	114	76
North Yorkshire	132	126	—	—	—	—	—	151	138	101
Nottinghamshire	154	154	—	—	—	—	—	26	121	133
South Wales	188	174	—	—	—	—	—	243	245	243
South Yorkshire	205	204	—	—	—	—	—	180	127	134
Staffordshire	238	227	—	—	—	—	—	50	49	58
Suffolk	76	70	—	—	—	—	—	68	72	76
Surrey	192	198	—	—	—	—	—	108	110	107
Sussex	231	202	—	—	—	—	—	164	163	163
Thames Valley	335	288	—	—	—	—	—	259	259	245
Warwickshire	123	117	—	—	—	—	—	103	103	93
West Mercia	134	178	—	—	—	—	—	292	115	117
West Midlands	417	417	—	—	—	—	—	384	405	393
West Yorkshire	343	341	—	—	—	—	—	320	314	317
Wiltshire	118	108	—	—	—	—	—	91	96	93
Total	8,423	8,084	—	—	7,525	7,238	7,005	6,902	6,706	7,104
(1) Staff with multiple responsibilities(or designations) are recorded under their primary role or function. The traffic function includes staff who are predominantly employed on motorcycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties. This does not include officers employed in accident investigation, vehicle examination and radar duties. (2) Data is unavailable for 1996-97 and 1997-98 (3) Data by police force area is not available centrally.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidelines are issued on informing a parent or guardian when a minor is stopped and searched by the police; [62590]

(2) what guidelines are followed when a minor is stopped and searched by the police; [62591]

(3) what guidelines his Department has issued on the length of time before stop and search records should be deleted; [62594]

(4) what guidelines his Department has issued on how long a stop and search record is retained in the case of an underage minor where there has been no further action after the initial stop and search; [62595]

(5) procedures are followed when an underage minor is stopped and searched by the police; and if he will make a statement; [69783]

(6) long the record is kept for a minor who is stopped and searched where no further action is taken; and if he will make a statement. [69796]

Mr. McNulty: Code of practice A issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 regulates contacts with the police and the public in the exercise of police powers to stop and search.

Code A requires that a record of the stop or stop and search must be made at the time unless there are exceptional circumstances. If the record is not given at the time, the person must be notified by the officer of their entitlement to a record if requested within 12 months and informed how a copy can be obtained. The decision to retain records after that period is a matter for individual chief officers, irrespective of whether the record relates to an adult or a juvenile and the outcome of the stop or stop and search.

Code A does not make special provision for the handling of a stop or stop and search involving a person under the age of 17 years old. Officers exercising these powers must do so fairly, responsibly and with respect for people being stopped or stopped and searched. It would be whether any additional support or action would be required owing to the vulnerability of the individual; and guidance due for publication this summer by the National Centre for Policing Excellence highlights the need for officers to take account of the person's age and vulnerability .

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