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Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia

Nationality currently unknown

Nationality unknown officially designated as Stateless

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

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Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Serbia and Montenegro

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Stateless Refugee—Defined 1951 Convention

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Sudan

Swaziland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Yugoslavia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Source:

Business Objects refreshed 18 October 2006

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The information contained in the lists refers to main applicants only, not their dependants and is based on figures being rounded up to the nearest 10. This information has not been quality assured, is not a National Statistic and should be treated as provisional management information.

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what power his proposed advisory group on immigration will have to recommend limits on the issuing of work permits under the proposed points-based system for migration; whether the issuing of work permits will be affected in any other way by his proposed advisory group; and what plans he has to change the proposals contained in “Controlling our Borders: Making Migration Work for Britain”. [95221]

Mr. Byrne: We will consult shortly on the establishment of a Migration Advisory Committee, which would advise Government on where in the economy migration might sensibly fill skills gaps. We will make clear when we consult on the committee what we think its remit should be, including how it relates to the proposals for a skills advisory body set out in “Controlling our Borders: Making Migration Work for Britain”.

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases there are where the time period for exceptional leave to remain (ELR) has expired, an application for indefinite leave to remain has been made prior to the expiry of the ELR, but where the application has not yet been determined; what the average length of time was to reach a decision upon such an application in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [94974]

Mr. Byrne: The information is not available in the format requested and could be obtained by examination of individual records only at a disproportionate cost.

Cannabis

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many repeat offenders for possession of cannabis were arrested in each year between 2002 and 2005. [91674]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The information requested is not available centrally. Information on arrests held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform is based on persons arrested for recorded crime “notifiable offences” by age group, gender, ethnicity and main offence group (i.e. drugs, robbery, theft and handling stolen goods, violence against the person, burglary etc.) only. It does not include information on previous offending. Information is therefore not available to the detail required.

Previous offending is, however, taken into account locally by police officers in deciding whether to issue a caution, reprimand or final warning, or refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Community Call for Action

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date he expects the Community Call for Action to be implemented. [94670]

Mr. Sutcliffe: In our policy paper ‘Rebalancing the criminal justice system in favour of the law-abiding majority’, published in July 2006, we said we would introduce the Community Call for Action by April 2008.

Departmental Telephone Numbers

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list telephone numbers available for use by members of the general public to contact his Department; what the purpose is of each; and if he will make a statement. [32798]

Mr. Byrne: The information is given in the table.

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Number	Purpose	Type
0870 521 0410	Passport advice line	Phone
0870 240 8090	Passport advice line	Minicom
0870 243 4477	Passport enquiries for High Street Partners	Phone
0870 2431902	Passport Complaints	Phone
0870 909 0778	Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure dispute line	Phone
0870 909 0844	Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure application line	Phone
0870 909 0344	Criminal Records Bureau	Minicom
0870 241 4680	Home Office’s mailing house, Prolog	Phone
0870 241 4786	Home Office’s mailing house, Prolog	Fax
0870 000 1585	Public Enquiries (new number: 020 7035 4848)	Phone
0870 220 2000	TOGETHER (advice line for practitioners on tackling antisocial behaviour).	Phone
0870 336 9031	Contact Private Office to John Reid	Fax
0870 336 9032	Contact Private Office to Baroness Scotland	Fax
0870 336 9033	Contact Private Office to Vernon Coaker	Fax
0870 336 9034	Contact Private Office to Liam Byrnes	Fax
0870 336 9035	Contact Private Office to Tony McNulty	Fax
0870 336 9036	Contact Private Office to Joan Ryan	Fax
0870 336 9038	Contact Private Office to Gerry Sutcliffe	Fax
0870 336 9048	Contact Parliamentary Branch	Fax
0870 336 9045	Contact Ministers’ Special Advisers	Phone
0870 336 9041	Contact Private Office Management Support Unit	Phone
0870 336 9039	Contact Helen Edwards (Home Office Board Member)	Phone
0870 336 9037	Contact Permanent Secretary’s Office	Phone
0870 606 1592	Immigration cases currently under consideration	Phone
0870 000 8518	Advice on preventing car crime (new number: 020 7035 4848)	Phone
0870 243 0100	Security Industry Authority	Phone
0800 389 7913	Asylum Support Adjudicators	Phone
0800 587 5572	Work Permits UK Helpline	Phone
0845 010 6677	Employers’ Helpline	Phone
0845 039 8002	PROSPECTS helpline	Phone
0845 601 1143	IND Telephone Enquiry Bureau	Fax
0845 601 2298	IND Evidence and Enquiry line	Phone
0870 000 1397	HM Prison Service enquiries	Phone
0870 240 3781	Immigration and Nationality Enquiry Bureau (enforcement and removals)	Phone
0845 300 2002	Independent Police Complaints Commission	Phone
0870 909 0811	Criminal Records Bureau information line	Phone
0870 909 0822	Criminal Records Bureau registration line	Phone
020 7035 4848	Enquiries about centralised Home Office responsibilities	Phone
020 7035 4745	Enquiries about centralised Home Office responsibilities	Fax
020 7035 4742	Enquiries about centralised Home Office responsibilities	Minicom
0845 602 1739	Enquiries about asylum support applications	Phone
0870 606 7766	Immigration and Nationality Enquiry Bureau	Phone
0800 389 8289	Immigration and Nationality Enquiry Bureau	Minicom
0870 241 0645	Requests for immigration application forms	Phone
0845 010 5200	Nationality telephone enquiries	Phone
0114 207 4074	Work Permit telephone enquiries	Phone
0870 521 0224	Request for work permit application forms	Phone
0121 704 5450	Booking appointments at Birmingham Public Enquiry Office	Phone
0151 237 0405	Booking appointments at Liverpool Public Enquiry Office	Phone
0151 237 0473	Booking appointments at Liverpool Public Enquiry Office	Phone
0845 600 0914	Voucher and discontinuation helpline	Phone
0141 555 1258	Booking appointments at Glasgow Public Enquiry Office	Phone
0870 241 6523	Enquiries about the work of the IND Complaints Unit and advice to callers about how to complain	Phone
020 8760 4310	Enquiries about the work of the IND Complaints Unit and advice to callers about how to complain	Fax
020 7008 8302	Enquiries relating to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Gulf States	Fax
020 7008 8361	Enquiries relating to Africa	Fax
020 7008 8359	Enquiries relating to rest of world	Fax
0845 010 5555	Enquiries about visas	Phone
020 7008 8457	Enquiries about visas	Minicom
01934 528740	Enquiries about Avon and Somerset Local Probation Area	Phone
01934 528797	Enquiries about Avon and Somerset Local Probation Area	Fax
01234 213541	Enquiries about Bedfordshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01234 327497	Enquiries about Bedfordshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01223 712345	Enquiries about Cambridgeshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01223 568822	Enquiries about Cambridgeshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01244 394500	Enquiries about Cheshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01244 394507	Enquiries about Cheshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01228 560057	Enquiries about Cumbria Local Probation Area	Phone
01228 561164	Enquiries about Cumbria Local Probation Area	Fax
01629 55422	Enquiries about Derbyshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01629 580838	Enquiries about Derbyshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01392 474100	Enquiries about Devon and Cornwall Local Probation Area	Phone
01392 413563	Enquiries about Devon and Cornwall Local Probation Area	Fax
01305 224786	Enquiries about Dorset Local Probation Area	Phone
01305 225097	Enquiries about Dorset Local Probation Area	Fax
0191 383 9083	Enquiries about Durham Local Probation Area	Phone
0191 383 7979	Enquiries about Durham Local Probation Area	Fax
01267 221567	Enquiries about Dyfed-Powys Local Probation Area	Phone
01267 221566	Enquiries about Dyfed-Powys Local Probation Area	Fax
01376 501626	Enquiries about Essex Local Probation Area	Phone
01376 501174	Enquiries about Essex Local Probation Area	Fax
01452 426250	Enquiries about Gloucestershire Local Probation Area	Phone
01452 426239	Enquiries about Gloucestershire Local Probation Area	Fax
0161 872 4802	Enquiries about Greater Manchester Local Probation Area	Phone
0161 872 3483	Enquiries about Greater Manchester Local Probation Area	Fax
01495 762462	Enquiries about Gwent Local Probation Area	Phone
01495 762461	Enquiries about Gwent Local Probation Area	Fax
01962 842202	Enquiries about Hampshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01962 865278	Enquiries about Hampshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01992 504444	Enquiries about Hertfordshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01992 504544	Enquiries about Hertfordshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01482 867271	Enquiries about Humberside Local Probation Area	Phone
01482 864928	Enquiries about Humberside Local Probation Area	Fax
01622 350820	Enquiries about Kent Local Probation Area	Phone
01622 750333	Enquiries about Kent Local Probation Area	Fax
01772 201209	Enquiries about Lancashire Local Probation Area	Phone
01772 884399	Enquiries about Lancashire Local Probation Area	Fax
0116 251 6008	Enquiries about Leicestershire and Rutland Local Probation Area	Phone
0116 242 3250	Enquiries about Leicestershire and Rutland Local Probation Area	Fax
01522 520776	Enquiries about Lincolnshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01522 527685	Enquiries about Lincolnshire Local Probation Area	Fax
020 7222 5656	Enquiries about London Local Probation Area	Phone
020 7960 1188	Enquiries about London Local Probation Area	Fax
0151 920 9201	Enquiries about Merseyside Local Probation Area	Phone
0151 949 0528	Enquiries about Merseyside Local Probation Area	Fax
01603 220100	Enquiries about Norfolk Local Probation Area	Phone
01603 664019	Enquiries about Norfolk Local Probation Area	Fax
01604 658000	Enquiries about Northamptonshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01604 658004	Enquiries about Northamptonshire Local Probation Area	Fax
0191 281 5721	Enquiries about Northumbria Local Probation Area	Phone
0191 281 3548	Enquiries about Northumbria Local Probation Area	Fax
01492 513413	Enquiries about North Wales Local Probation Area	Phone
01492 513373	Enquiries about North Wales Local Probation Area	Fax
01609 778644	Enquiries about North Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01609 778321	Enquiries about North Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01158 406500	Enquiries about Nottinghamshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01158 406502	Enquiries about Nottinghamshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01656 674747	Enquiries about South Wales Local Probation Area	Phone
01656 674799	Enquiries about South Wales Local Probation Area	Fax
0114 276 6911	Enquiries about South Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Phone
0114 275 2868	Enquiries about South Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01785 22 3416	Enquiries about Staffordshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01785 223108	Enquiries about Staffordshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01473 408130	Enquiries about Suffolk Local Probation Area	Phone
01473 408136	Enquiries about Suffolk Local Probation Area	Fax
01483 860191	Enquiries about Surrey Local Probation Area	Phone
01483 860295	Enquiries about Surrey Local Probation Area	Fax
01273 227979	Enquiries about Sussex Local Probation Area	Phone
01273 620581	Enquiries about Sussex Local Probation Area	Fax
01642 230533	Enquiries about Teesside Local Probation Area	Phone
01642 220083	Enquiries about Teesside Local Probation Area	Fax
01869 255300	Enquiries about Thames Valley Local Probation Area	Phone
01869 255355	Enquiries about Thames Valley Local Probation Area	Fax
01926 405800	Enquiries about Warwickshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01926 403183	Enquiries about Warwickshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01562 748375	Enquiries about West Mercia Local Probation Area	Phone
01562 748407	Enquiries about West Mercia Local Probation Area	Fax
0121 248 6666	Enquiries about West Midlands Local Probation Area	Phone
0121 248 6667	Enquiries about West Midlands Local Probation Area	Fax
01924 885300	Enquiries about West Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01924 382256	Enquiries about West Yorkshire Local Probation Area	Fax
01225 781960	Enquiries about Wiltshire Local Probation Area	Phone
01225 781969	Enquiries about Wiltshire Local Probation Area	Fax

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