| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
13 Sep 2006 : Column 2442W—continued
Malicious Damage Act
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 35 and (B) 36 of the Malicious Damage Act 1861. [39744]
Mr. McNulty: Information taken from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the number of males and females proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of criminal damage, England and Wales, 2004 is contained in the table.
It is not possible to separate prosecution and conviction data under sections 35 and 36 of the Malicious Damages Act 1861 from data relating to other offences of criminal damage.
| Number of males and females proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for criminal damage—England and Wales, 2004( 1) | ||||
| Proceeded against | Found guilty | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| (1) These data are provided on the principal offence basis. (2) Includes offences under Explosive Substances Act 1883 S.2 (in part) and S.3 (in part), Malicious Damage Act 1861 SS 35, 36, 47 and 48, Criminal Damage Act 1971 S.1(2). (3) Includes offences under Explosive Substances Act 1883 S.2 (in part) and S.3 (in part), Malicious Damage Act 1861 SS 35, 36, 47 and 48, Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Area Act 1979 S.28(1), Post Office Act 1953 S.60, Criminal Damage Act 1971 S.1(1) (value over £5,000 or at the same time as another offence). | ||||
MI5
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors underlie the increase between 2001 and 2005 in the number of personal files held by MI5. [90874]
Mr. McNulty: The main factors are the increase in Security Service workload and resources in the wake of the 9/11 and subsequent terror attacks.
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 6 July 2006, Official Report, column 1328W, on MI5, what other categories of MI5 file there are in addition to personal files; and how many files are held in each category. [90875]
Mr. McNulty: In addition to personal files, the Security Service holds files on its policies, internal management matters, subjects and groups it studies, and on people and groups not under investigation—this last category includes those to whom security advice has been given.
It would be of disproportionate cost to establish the numbers of files in each category.
Ministerial Offices
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times his ministerial office has been decorated in each of the last five years. [87646]
Mr. Byrne: As the Home Office has only occupied 2 Marsham Street since 2005, none of the ministerial offices have been decorated since. The Secretary of State for the Home Department’s ministerial office at 50 Queen Anne’s Gate was not decorated during the last three years of occupancy.
Murderers
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many convicted murderers have had their tariff set after sentencing since the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; [86051]
(2) how many convicted murderers who have been sentenced are waiting for their tariff to be set by a High Court judge. [86050]
Ms Harman: I have been asked to reply.
There have been 418 convicted murderers sentenced who are awaiting their tariff and 282 have had their tariff set since the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
Open Prisons (Deportees)
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people held in open prisons while awaiting deportation absconded in each year between 2001 and 2005; [73532]
(2) how many people awaiting deportation were held in open prisons on 31 December (a) 2005, (b) 2004, (c) 2003, (d) 2002 and (e) 2001; [73533]
(3) what guidance he has issued on the holding in open prisons of those awaiting deportation; and if he will make a statement. [73534]
Mr. Byrne: Information on the number of people awaiting deportation who have absconded or have been held in open conditions is not held centrally in the format requested and may only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. The Prison Service reviewed the criteria for the categorisation and allocation of foreign national prisoners to open conditions earlier this year. The review concluded that no changes to the security re-categorisation policy were required. However, governors were advised that before a foreign national prisoner was approved for open conditions the individual risk was to be assessed on the assumption that deportation will take place unless a decision not to deport had already been taken by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.
Outsourcing
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what administrative functions for which his Department is responsible are outsourced overseas; and what assessment he has made of the merits of outsourcing further such functions overseas. [81553]
Mr. Byrne: None of the core Home Office administrative functions for which the Home Department is responsible are outsourced overseas.
Paid Leave
Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of staff in his Department have been on paid leave for more than (a) six months, (b) a year and (c) two years; and if he will make a statement. [76896]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 12 June 2006]: The following figures are as of 12 June 2006 and include staff in the central Home Office, the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and HM Prison Service.
To breakdown these figures further may lead to the identification of individuals and breach confidentiality.
| Number of staff who have been on paid leave | ||
| Time line | Actual staff | Percentage of all staff |
Physical Evidence Gathering Protocol
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the physical evidence-gathering protocol was introduced; and if he will make a statement. [16857]
Mr. McNulty: I will write to the hon. Member separately.
Police
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much police forces in England and Wales have spent on interpreters in each of the last 10 years. [90590]
Mr. McNulty: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) own force investigations, (b) supervised investigations, (c) managed investigations and (d) independent investigations have been carried out by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each year since it was established. [90591]
Mr. McNulty: The Independent Police Complaints Commission is an independent body responsible for the management of the police complaints system. I will ensure that the chairman receives a copy of the question and replies to the hon. Gentleman directly. Copies of the letter containing the IPCC's response will be placed in the House Libraries.
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many investigators have been employed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each year since it was established; and how many were budgeted for in each year. [90593]
Mr. McNulty: The Independent Police Complaints Commission is an independent body responsible for the management of the police complaints system. I will ensure that the chairman receives a copy of the question and replies to the hon. Gentleman directly. Copies of the letter containing the IPCC's response will be placed in the House Libraries.
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission supervised and managed investigations are not conducted by police officers from the force being investigated; and if he will make a statement. [90762]
Mr. McNulty: The Independent Police Complaints Commission is an independent body responsible for the management of the police complaints system. I will ensure that the chairman receives a copy of the question and replies to the hon. Gentleman directly. Copies of the letter containing the IPCC's response will be placed in the House Libraries.
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications made to become police community support officers were (a) approved and (b) rejected in the most recent period for which figures are available. [90821]
Mr. McNulty: This information is not held centrally.
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 6 July 2006, Official Report, column 1332W, on police, what factors led to the decision to make the police helicopter based at RAF Benson available for tasking from 17.35 on 17 July. [90878]
Mr. McNulty: The police helicopter at RAF Benson was undergoing maintenance on 17 July 2003 until 17.35 when it was available for tasking until the end of its duty period at 02.30 on 18 July. It was available for tasking again from 08.00 on 18 July until 02.30 on 19 July.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints have been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each year since its inception in (a) England and (b) Essex; and how many have been upheld in each case. [90884]
Mr. McNulty: The Independent Police Complaints Commission 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 the hon. Gentleman directly. Copies of the letter containing the IPCC’s response will be placed in the House Libraries.
Prisons
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners are being held in open prisons; and how many have absconded from such prisons in the last 12 months. [71432]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 16 May 2006]: On 29 August 2006, 139 foreign national prisoners were being held within open conditions. Of these, 10 were having their nationality verified by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. It is not possible to identify the number of absconds in 2005-06 who were foreign nationals except at disproportionate cost.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals were released from each UK prison in each of the last five years; and how many of these prisoners were considered for deportation. [85937]
Mr. Byrne: Comprehensive statistical information on discharges is not centrally available, and providing information based on manually stored records could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the prison population is receiving the state pension. [90750]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Prisoners are not entitled to receive the state pension while in prison.
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the largest sum is that a prisoner has earned in a year while working in a job inside or outside the prison in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [90752]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Information on individual prisoners’ wages is not held centrally. Payment for prisoners who work within prisons is set out in PSO 4460 and I have placed a copy of this in the Library. Those working outside the prison for an external employer are paid the same rates as normal employees.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what strategy he has to tackle corruption in the Prison Service. [90856]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Prison Service’s policy on tackling corruption is set out in Prison Service Order 1215 and can be viewed at: www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/resourcecentre/psispsos/listpsos/
Private Sector Fund Recipients
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 10 non-public sector entities that have received the largest total sum of payments from his Department in each of the last five years. [71764]
Mr. Byrne: The following tables give details of the 10 non-public sector entities that have received the largest total sum of payments in each of the last five years.
| Top 10 non-public sector entities | |
| 2005-06 | Amount (£) |
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |