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Reserve Forces: Deployment

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many reservists are deployed on overseas operations, broken down by deployment location. [148263]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: As at 31 March 2007, the latest figures available, reservists were deployed in joint operational areas (JOA) as follows:

In addition, some 500 mobilised reservists were in the UK, predominantly undertaking pre-deployment training, post-deployment leave or receiving medical treatment. Finally, 35 sponsored reserves were on mobilised service and serving in or between the JOAs and the UK.

Weapons

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recorded missing (a) weapons and (b) weapons parts reports were made to the Royal Military Police between May 2002 and May 2007. [149128]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The number of weapons and weapon parts lost, missing or stolen from the armed forces between 2002 and 2007 is shown in the table for each whole calendar year. This provides details of all cases reported to the Royal Military Police’s Service Police Crime Bureau and includes losses which have been investigated by the Ministry of Defence Police, Home Department Police Forces and other branches of the Service Police. The data cover a range of reported incidents, including weapons which have been lost or stolen in operational theatres and the loss of private firearms lodged in MOD armouries. The data are held by calendar year. To break them down in any other way could be done only at disproportionate cost.


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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007( 1)

Air Rifle or Pistol

0

2

0

0

0

0

Automatic Weapon

0

2

0

1

0

0

Heavy Arms

0

0

0

0

1

0

Pistol

2

5

10

5

8

3

Rifle

2

17

15

9

14

4

Shotgun

0

0

0

0

0

2

Explosives and Pyrotechnics

2

4

3

6

2

1

Weapon component or attachment

0

6

0

1

6

2

Other

0

1

4

13

1

1

(1) As of 1 July

Work and Pensions

Child Support Agency

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the time taken by the Child Support Agency to secure a liability order; and what the key factors are in determining that timescale. [146176]

Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Stephen Geraghty, dated 17 July 2007:

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many requests have been made by the Child Support Agency to HM Revenue and Customs in each (a) month and (b) quarter since January 2003 in respect of access to information on the incomes of non-resident parents; and if he will make a statement. [146182]

Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Stephen Geraghty, dated 17 July 2007:


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Number of requests actioned by the Centre of Research and Intelligence from 1 January 2003 to 24 June 2007
Month 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

January

1,837

1,619

2,024

2,949

4,319

February

1,587

2,082

2,227

2,470

3,096

March

1,814

2,369

2,255

2,385

5,410

Quarter 1 (January-March)

5,238

6,070

6,506

7,804

12,825

April

1,576

2,727

2,581

2,257

3,315

May

1,887

2,130

1,942

2,819

4,178

June

2,072

2,030

1,930

2,420

2,657

Quarter 2 (April-June)

5,535

6,887

6,453

7,496

7,493

July

1,658

2,856

2,351

2,968

August

2,319

2,143

2,058

2,385

September

1,980

2,101

2,210

2,425

Quarter 3 (July-September)

5,957

7,100

6,619

7,778

October

2,877

2,714

2,219

3,779

November

2,225

1,919

2,355

2,852

December

1,444

1,810

1,467

1,927

Quarter 4 (October-December)

6,546

6,443

6,041

8,558

Total

23,276

26,500

25,619

31,636

20,318


Number of referrals issued to National Insurance Contributions Office
Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 to date

Totals

3,597

8,452

18,883

35,448

53,795

6,294

Note to table:
The information on referrals to the National Insurance Contributions Office is only available annually

Child Support Agency: Debt Collection

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what limitations there are on the amount of Child Support Agency arrears which can be recovered by a deduction of earnings order from a non-resident parent; and if he will make a statement. [146138]

Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Stephen Geraghty, dated 17 July 2007:


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