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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Patrick Mercer:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ban fundraising networks
in the United Kingdom that are associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [100369]
Mr. McNulty: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
London Bombings
Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those most seriously injured as a result of the terrorist attack on 7 July 2005 are still waiting for a full settlement from the Criminal Inquiries Compensation Authority. [94194]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 16 October 2006]: As advised on 4 July 2006, Official Report, column 1051W, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) have received 17 applications from victims of the London bombings whose injuries can be described as very serious, involving loss of one or more limbs, loss of an eye and serious burns to extensive areas of the body.
CICA have made final awards of compensation in two of these cases. In the other 15 cases, where awards cannot be finalised because the final medical prognosis remains uncertain and the final position regarding claims for loss of earnings and special expenses has yet to be established, substantial interim awards have been paid.
Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the maximum sum is which has been awarded by the Criminal Inquiries Compensation Authority to those most seriously injured on 7 July 2005; and whether any higher sum is expected to be awarded. [94195]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 16 October 2006]: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) advise that the highest compensation award paid so far in respect of applications arising from the London Bombings is £152,050. They have also made several interim awards in excess of £100,000 where the injuries are extremely serious, the final medical prognosis is uncertain and the final position regarding loss of earnings and special expenses has yet to be established. Once these claims have been finally assessed, CICA expect several awards will be in excess of the highest award paid to date.
Louise Casey
Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the recent comments by Louise Casey, head of the antisocial behaviour unit, on Government measures to cut binge drinking. [11556]
Mr. Byrne: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Lyons Review
Mrs. Ellman:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many jobs in his Department have been relocated (a) to Liverpool and (b) elsewhere
as a result of the Lyons Review; and on how many occasions Liverpool has been considered for relocation of staff under this programme. [100097]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 7 November 2006]: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Migration
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to introduce each tier of the points-based system for managed migration. [91044]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 13 September 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many migrants have been accepted for settlement in the UK in each of the last 30 years. [97584]
Mr. Byrne: The requested information is published in Table 5.7 in the Command Paper “Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 20052”. This publication is available from the Library of the House and via the Home Office website http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1 .html.
Miles Per Hour 2006 Show
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost was of (a) the Metropolitan Police Traffic Operational Command Unit's exhibit at the Miles Per Hour 2006 show at Earl's Court and (b) purchasing or hiring, repainting and displaying a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 at this exhibit. [100150]
Mr. McNulty: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mini Motos
Anne Snelgrove: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with (a) the British Motorcyclists Federation and (b) the Motorcycle Industry Association on tackling public nuisance involving mini motos; and if he will make a statement. [100169]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Ministerial Travel
Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. [98735]
Mr. Byrne: I will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.
Muslim Council of Britain
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) financial support and (b) support in kind his Department and its agencies has given to the Muslim Council of Britain in each year since 1997. [96269]
Mr. Byrne: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Muslim Dress
Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the wearing of (a) the niqab, (b) the chador and (c) the burka by members of the public during interviews with (i) police officers, (ii) probation officers, (iii) prison officers and (iv) immigration officers; and if he will make a statement. [94330]
Mr. McNulty: The information is as follows:
Those in the office of constable must observe the requirements of the Codes of Practice under The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 governing the removal of headgear a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.
There is no central guidance issued to probation staff by the national probation directorate on the interviewing of members of the public and their dress.
Prison Officers do not interview members of the public. Visitors to prisons may wear these items during their visits although they may be required to remove them briefly (in private in the presence of a female officer) to enable their identity to be confirmed or in the course of searching to ensure that no weapon or contraband is concealed.
In accordance with the Immigration Act 1971 all persons arriving in the United Kingdom must satisfy an immigration officer as to their nationality and identity. The instructions for those subject to further examination/inquiries are the same as they are for arriving passengers on the immigration control. The examining officer will reserve the right to ask the passenger to remove the veil to confirm identity. If a person wearing a veil or other garment concealing their face is not content to reveal their face at the immigration control, they will be taken to a private area, where in the case of a woman, a female immigration officer will ask them to lift their veil.
National Infrastructure Co-ordination Centre
Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many electronic attacks were reported by the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre on critical national infrastructure in each of the past two years. [97802]
Mr. McNulty: It is not NISCC's function to report attacks.
Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alerts have been put out by the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre in the last 12 months. [97803]
Mr. McNulty: The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) issues a variety of advisory products ranging from detailed Technical Notes through Vulnerability Advice Notes to Alerts and Briefings. Alerts are issued infrequently and contain information which should be acted upon immediately. All NISCC’s published advice, including alerts, briefings, technical notes and vulnerability advisories is available on the NISCC website.
During the last 12 months NISCC has published six alerts, 851 advisories and briefings, and nine Vulnerability Advice Notes.
National Technical Assistance Centre
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was allocated to the National Technical Assistance Centre in each of the last five years. [86807]
Mr. McCartney: I have been asked to reply.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Non-emergency Telephone Number
Nick Herbert: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish a report of the trials into a national non-emergency telephone number; what the cost of those trials has been; and whether the Government plan to introduce a national non-emergency telephone number. [99580]
Mr. McNulty: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Open Prisons
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have absconded from each open prison in England in each month from October 2005 to October 2006. [96968]
Mr. Sutcliffe: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Operation Pentameter
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Pentameter. [100467]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Operation Safeguard
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police cells will be used in Kettering for Operation Safeguard; and for how long. [94437]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 17 October 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contingency plans are in place to cover police officers who exercise their right not to accept additional gaoler duties under Operation Safeguard. [97530]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 30 October 2006]: The arrangements for implementing Operation Safeguard are a matter for the chief constables of the forces concerned.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the public purse has been to date of Operation Safeguard; what estimate he has made of the total cost of the operation; and when it will come to an end. [99537]
Mr. McNulty: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Parliamentary Ombudsman
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those occasions when the recommendations of a report from the Parliamentary Ombudsman have been (a) rejected and (b) partly rejected by his Department since 1997. [76256]
Mr. McNulty: I will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.
Parliamentary Questions
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will answer the question from the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey, reference number 35283, tabled on 1 December 2005. [54807]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 1 March 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the question 35283 from the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey, tabled on 1 December 2005 and question 54807, tabled on 24 February 2006. [62184]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 28 March 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to questions (a) (i) 77442, 77444, 77446 and 77443, on prisoners and (ii) 77445, on legislation, tabled on 8 June, (b) 67686, on deportations, tabled on 25 April and (c) 63082, on prisoners, tabled on 28 March from the hon. and learned Member for Harborough. [82236]
Mr. Byrne: The information is as follows:
77445 was answered on 7 November 2006, no Hansard reference is available yet.
77442 and 77443 were answered on 2 October 2006, Official Report, column 2651W.
77444 was answered on 6 July 2006, Official Report, column 1335W.
77446 was answered on 29 June 2006, Official Report, column 636W.
67686 was answered on 29 June 2006, Official Report, column 646W.
63082 was answered on 4 July 2006, Official Report, column 705W.
Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will answer written parliamentary questions (a) 82963, on foreign nationals in the British armed forces, tabled by the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife for answer on 6 July, and (b) (i) 82374 and (ii) 82372, on the British Army, tabled by the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife for answer on 4 July. [86692]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 20 July 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member regarding 82963 and 82374 and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
I replied to 82372 on 5 September 2006, Official Report, column 2222W.
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to question (a) 75771, (b) 75774 and (c) 75787, on asylum seekers, tabled by the hon. Member for Ashford for answer on 7 June 2006. [88245]
Mr. Byrne: The information is as follows:
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