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York Students
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students from City of York (a) attended university courses and (b) received student loans to attend university courses in each year since 1996/97. [106456]
Bill Rammell: The latest available data for York local authority for the academic years 1996/97 to 2005/06 are given in the table.
| Academic year | Number of students( 1) | Students eligible for an income-contingent loan( 2) |
| (1) Figures are for students domiciled in York local authority. They are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest 5. Figures cover students from part-time and full-time modes of study on undergraduate courses, they exclude students on writing up, sabbatical and dormant modes of study. (2) Figures are for students domiciled in York local authority and numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for student numbers and Student Loans Company (SLC) for students eligible for an income-contingent loan. | ||
Data specifically on students receiving a loan are not available, therefore, numbers of applicants eligible for a loan have been provided. Numbers of students in receipt of a loan will be slightly lower than those applicants eligible for a loan.
Figures for student numbers for 2005/06 will be available in January 2007.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much government funding was provided to (a) the University of York and (b) University College of York St. John in each year since 1996/97 (i) in cash terms and (ii) at current prices. [106457]
Bill Rammell: The following table has details of the actual grant payments made to the two HEIs: (a) the University of York and (b) University College of York St. John. This only sets out funding provided by the Higher Education Funding Council and excludes any other public funding which the universities might have received in these years.
| Institution totals by financial year | |||
| FY | York University | York St. John University | Total |
The figures are the actual cash value of the grants received by the institutions in each year, the DfES do not hold this information at current prices.
Home Department
Antisocial Behaviour Orders (Wirral)
13. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Wirral in 2006-07 to date. [106802]
Mr. Coaker: 20 antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Wirral up to the 30 September 2005, from data provided by the courts. This is in addition to using other tools and powers, such as closing crack houses. These measures bring real respite for hard-pressed communities. We must and we will do more to tackle antisocial behaviour and its underlying causes.
Police Force Amalgamations
14. Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received concerning the reimbursement of costs arising from aborted police force amalgamations. [106803]
Mr. McNulty: Since the announcement on30 October of the contributions being offered to police authorities for their additional costs, we have received a small number of representations on this issue from hon. Members (including the Member for St. Albans herself), police authorities and police forces and from members of the public seeking clarification of the offers being made.
Prison Population
15. Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the likely prison population in 12 months’ time. [106804]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The projected prison population of July 2006 uses three long-term scenarios based on assumptions about sentencing trends and legislation; high medium and low. November 2007 projections for the high, medium and low scenarios are 82,430, 81,020 and 79,600 respectively.
Probation Service
16. David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Probation Service in reducing the re-offending rate. [106805]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The latest re-offending results for adults were published on 9 November 2006. The results show that the re-offending rate has been reduced by3.4 per cent. in 2003 in comparison to 1997, compared to a predicted rate. The Government are committedto reducing re-offending by 10 per cent. by 2010. Re-offending performance is not measured at probation service level.
17. Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department what recent guidance his Department has issued to the Probation Service in connection with the monitoring of offenders when released from prison on licence. [106806]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Since January 2005, three probation circulars have been issued containing specific national guidance for the monitoring and supervision of offenders on licence in the community. In April 2005, revised national standards were issued, setting out the minimum requirements for contact with and the production of management plans for offenders on licence.
Identity Cards
18. Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the costs of identity cards to be met by (a) the holder and (b) the public purse were the cards to become compulsory. [106807]
Mr. Byrne: No decision on the fee structure for identity cards has yet been made.
People Trafficking
19. Dr. Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to reduce the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. [106809]
Mr. Coaker: We have established the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) to deliver a diverse set of programmes, including targeted campaigns to prevent and reduce trafficking in human beings.
We are also undertaking awareness raising and capacity building work in source and transit countries.
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the UK Government will sign up to the European Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. [107030]
Mr. Coaker: The UK is currently considering whether to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
The Government are examining how the Convention's approach could best be harmonised with effective immigration controls.
Foreign Prisoners
20. Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps he has taken to ensure that foreign prisoners are deported following their release from prison. [106810]
Mr. Byrne:
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary set out to the House on 9 October 2006 the
steps we are taking to ensure the deportation of foreign national prisoners who meet the criteria for deportation.
We are currently not releasing any foreign national prisoners who ought to be considered for deportation before such consideration is completed.
Legislative Provisions (Effectiveness)
21. Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to review the effectiveness of legislative provisions within the responsibility of his Department that have come into force since 1997. [106811]
Mr. McNulty: The Home Office continues to consult with stakeholders and partners at both national and international levels to ensure that the key legislative measures already implemented are sufficient to protect the public and further reduce crime.
Prison Anti-drugs Strategies
22. Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was provided to prison anti-drugs strategies in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. [106812]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Funding for the prison drug strategy has grown year on year—an increase of 215 per cent. from 1999 to a record level of £108 million invested in 2006.
Domestic Violence
23. Mr. Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to tackle domestic violence; and if he will make a statement. [106813]
Mr. Coaker: The Government are committed to tackling domestic violence and has made significant progress, primarily through the introduction of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, which is now supported by a cross-Government national delivery plan.
These measures deliver justice for victims basedon better policing, better prosecution and the establishment of over 50 specialist domestic violence courts, which help ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. Through the national delivery plan we are also providing improved help and support for all victims.
Crime Statistics
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were committed by people on trial in each of the last five years. [106978]
Mr. Coaker: It is not possible to identify the number of offences committed by people on trial, as the data held centrally are not collected at that level of detail.
Drugs
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions of drugs dealers there were in London in each year since 1997. [106750]
Mr. Coaker: Arrests data for drug offences by offence type are not collected centrally. The available information relates to the number of persons found guilty or cautioned under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 of unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply between 1997 and 2004.
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, police forces and other agencies. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
| Number of persons found guilty of drug dealing( 1 ) offences, City of London and Metropolitan police force areas, 1997 to 2004 | ||
| City of London | Metropolitan | |
| (1) Unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply unlawfully. | ||
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