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Iraq Conflict
Harry Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister what was the contribution to the Joint Intelligence Committee’s assessments in the build up to the war on Iraq of the CIA’s liaison officer in London. [164557]
The Prime Minister: These matters have been examined during the course of the Butler Review and other inquiries, and covered during debates and statements on Iraq and in briefings by my predecessor's official spokesman. All relevant information has been placed in the public domain in as far as that could be done without prejudicing national security.
Jordan: Whaling
Tom Brake: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he had with King Abdullah of Jordan on 7 November about Jordan’s possible membership of the International Whaling Commission. [164003]
The Prime Minister: I discussed a wide range of issues with King Abdullah II during his recent visit, including education and the Middle East. I also refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Jonathan Shaw) to my hon. Friend the Member for Calder Valley (Chris McCafferty) on 25 October 2007, Official Report, column 521W.
Ministerial Policy Advisers
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Prime Minister what the office costs for No. 10 Downing street’s special advisers for 2007-08 are expected to be, including costs of support staff; and how many full-time equivalent civil servants work in support of such special advisers. [164938]
The Prime Minister: Figures for the financial year 2007-08 will be published in the usual way after the end of the financial year.
Mr. Maude: To ask the Prime Minister what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the list of special advisers following his appointment. [164077]
Mr. Allen: To ask the Prime Minister (1) which special advisers work for the Government; which Minister was responsible for appointing each; and what the pay band of each is; [167089]
(2) how many (a) special advisers and (b) staff are employed in each section of his Office. [167091]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member and my hon. Friend to the written ministerial statement I made today.
Ministers: Pay
Dr. Cable: To ask the Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost of paying additional (a) salaries and (b) pension contributions for the additional Ministers he has employed since 27 June 2007; and if he will make a statement. [164172]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 30 October 2007, Official Report, column 1070W.
Speeches
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Prime Minister how many full-time equivalents work on speech-writing in his Office. [164537]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 625W.
Northern Ireland
Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many criminal charges of animal cruelty were brought in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [164392]
Paul Goggins: The number of people charged with offences relating to animal cruelty is not collected centrally; however, the number of people prosecuted for such offences is collected and is set out in the following table.
Data cover the calendar years 2001 to 2005 (the latest available years) and are collated on the principal offence rule; so only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included.
| Number prosecuted for cruelty to animals by offence 2001-05 | |||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
Drugs: Custodial Treatment
Mr. McGrady:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of those convicted
for supplying illegal drugs in Northern Ireland were given a custodial sentence in each of the last 10 years. [164393]
Paul Goggins: The following table gives the number convicted of supplying illegal drugs and the number and percentage of those convicted who were sentenced to immediate custody.
Data cover the calendar years 1996 to 2005 (the latest available years) and are collated on the principal offence rule; therefore only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included.
| Number convicted of supplying illegal drugs( 1) and the number and percentage of those convicted who were sentenced to immediate custody 1996-2005 | |||
| Number convicted | Number sentenced to immediate custody | Percentage sentenced to immediate custody | |
| (1) Includes supplying and being concerned in supply/offering to supply a controlled drug and excludes possession with intent to supply | |||
Justice
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Finance
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what funding the Criminal Cases Review Commission has received from the Government in each year since its establishment; [167268]
(2) how many staff the Criminal Cases Review Commission employed in each year since its establishment; [167270]
(3) how many cases were referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in each year since its establishment. [167271]
Maria Eagle: The data requested are given in the following table.
Cumbria
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. [166562]
Maria Eagle: Neither the Ministry of Justice nor any of its arms length bodies have plans to move offices to the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.
Departmental Public Participation
Nick Herbert: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what opinion research his Department has undertaken on the proposals in the White Paper, The Governance of Britain. [166555]
Mr. Wills: My Department has undertaken no opinion research on the proposals in the Governance of Britain Green Paper.
The Government will seek to engage all the people of this country in a debate about the future of the British constitution.
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