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Derek Twigg: The creation of medals is the prerogative of the Sovereign. The Sovereign takes advice from the Government of the day, who, in turn, are advised by the inter-departmental, non-political Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (known as the HD Committee), on which the armed forces are represented. In the case of campaign medals for service during the second world war, the issue was discussed exhaustively by those in command at the time and by the HD Committee. Those who served in Bomber Command during the second world war could qualify for one of the Stars instituted for campaign service for example the 1939-45 Star, the much prized Aircrew Europe Star or the France and Germany Star. World war two campaign medals were instituted for periods of military service in specified geographic areas and did not relate to individual battles, operations or military commands. The HD Committee has made it clear on many occasions that it will not revisit cases for service performed many years previously or where medals already exist for specified periods of service, both of which apply for service in Bomber Command.
Home Department
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued since the enactment of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 in (a) England, (b) the Hertfordshire police force area, (c) the Borough of Dacorum and (d) Hemel Hempstead constituency. [146970]
Mr. Coaker: The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 received Royal Assent on 20 November. The number of ASBOs issued in 2004 and 2005 (latest available) are:
| Area | Number of ASBOs issued( 1) |
| n/a = not available. (1) 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. 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. (2) ASBO data are not available at levels below local government authority areas. | |
Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were breached in each local authority area in each of the last three years. [147269]
Mr. Coaker: ASBO breach data are currently available from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2005 for ASBOs issued since 1 June 2000 and are available at Criminal Justice System area level only. The available information is given in the table.
| The number of ASBOs proven in court to have been breached( 1,2) for the first time between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2005 | |
| CJS area | ASBOs breached |
| (1) ASBOs may be issued in one area and breached in another. Breaches are counted in this table in the area of breach. (2) ASBOs may be breached more than once and in more than one year. In this table ASBOs are counted once only at the time they were first breached. This table excludes ASBOs which were initially breached before 1 January 2003, regardless of whether they were breached again between 2003 and 2005. Note: 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 and police forces. 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. Source: OCJR Court Proceedings Database. | |
Antisocial Behaviour: Greater Manchester
Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the levels of perception of anti-social behaviour in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Stockport and (c) Cheadle in each of the last three years; and if she make a statement. [147268]
Mr. Coaker: The British Crime Survey shows that the proportion of the public who perceive a high level of antisocial behaviour in the Greater Manchester Police Force area, which includes Greater Manchester, Stockport and Cheadle, fell from 21 per cent. in 2003-04 to 20 per cent. in 2004-05 and to 1.9 per cent. in 2005-06.
Asylum: Qualifications
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent research she has commissioned into the skills and qualifications held by (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees. [146967]
Mr. Byrne: The Department has not commissioned research on the skills and qualifications of asylum seekers.
The Department has commissioned research on the skills and qualifications of refugees, which is reported in ‘Skills Audit of Refugees’, published in 2004 (Home Office Online Report 37/04). Link to publication:
Information on the skills and qualifications of refugees is currently being collected in a Home Office survey to evaluate the pilot phase of SUNRISE (Strategic Upgrade of National Refugee Integration Services) and also in research into the Gateway Protection Programme. This research is not yet at a stage to be reported.
Burglary: Northumbria
Mr. Kemp: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many domestic burglaries there were in (a) Houghton and Washington, East and (b) Northumbria police authority area in each of the last 10 years. [147449]
Mr. Coaker: Information for the Houghton and Washington, East constituency is not available centrally. The available information relates to the Sunderland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area and the Northumbria police force area and is given in the tables.
| Table 1: Offences of domestic burglary recorded by the police—1996 and 1997 | ||
| Sunderland CDRP | Northumbria police force area | |
| n/a - not available | ||
| Table 2: Offences of domestic burglary recorded by the police—1998-99 to 2001-02 | ||
| Sunderland CDRP | Northumbria police force area | |
| n/a = not available Notes: 1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1996 and 1997. 2. The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years. | ||
| Table 3: Offences of domestic burglary recorded by the police—2002-03 to 2005-06 | ||
| Sunderland CDRP | Northumbria police force area | |
| Note: The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. | ||
Crime: Northumbria
Mr. Kemp: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the recorded level of crime was in (a) Houghton and Washington, East constituency and (b) Northumbria police authority area in each of the last 10 years. [147450]
Mr. Coaker: Information for the Houghton and Washington, East constituency is not available centrally. The available information relates to the Sunderland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area and the Northumbria police force area and is given in the following tables.
| Table 1: total offences recorded by the police—1996 and 1997 | ||
| Sunderland CDRP | Northumbria police force area | |
| n/a = not available. | ||
| Table 2: total offences recorded by the police—1998-99 to 2001-02 | ||
| Sunderland CDRP | Northumbria police force area | |
| n/a = not available. Notes: 1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1996 and 1997. 2. The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years. | ||
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