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Terrorism: Control Orders
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females issued with control orders under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 have absconded, broken down by age group; and how many were subsequently re-captured in each year since the Act came into force. [167431]
Mr. McNulty: I refer the hon. Gentleman to written ministerial statements in relation to control orders published on 11 December 2006, 16 January 2007, 22 March 2007, 24 May 2007, 21 June 2007 and 17 September 2007.
Terrorism: Convictions
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of terrorist-related offences in each of the last five years, broken down by age group; [167424]
(2) how many (a) males and (b) females who were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of terrorist-related offences were resident in Southend in each of the last five years. [167425]
Mr. McNulty: We do not collate this information in the format requested.
Statistics compiled from police records show that between 11 September 2001 and 31 March 2007, 1,228 arrests were made under the Terrorism Act 2000 or under other legislation, where the investigation was conducted as a terrorist investigation. Of those charged 41 were convicted under the Terrorism Act and 183 under other legislation including conspiracy to murder.
This information can be found on the Home Office website:
Terrorism: Detainees
Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2007, Official Report, column 86W, on terrorism detainees, how many of the eight people detained and charged were charged with terrorism offences only. [165946]
Mr. McNulty: All eight individuals were charged with terrorism-related offences. However, not all offences with which suspected terrorists may be charged are necessarily contained in the Terrorism Act. Many are charged with offences under other legislation such as the Firearms Act or the Explosives Substances Act. The breakdown of charges for the eight individuals is listed as follows:
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what international comparisons of detention without charge limits she has made between the UK and (a) European, (b) North American and (c) Commonwealth countries; and if she will place the information in the Library. [168495]
Mr. McNulty: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs published a document entitled “Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Practice: A Survey of Selected Countries” in October 2005. This can be found at: www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/QSpercent20Draftpercent2010percent20FINAL1.pdf. We remain informed on the counter-terrorism legislative systems of other countries.
Theft: Bicycles
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reported thefts of bicycles there were in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997. [166934]
Mr. McNulty: The available information is given in the following tables.
| Table 1: recorded offences of theft of a pedal cycle—1997 | |
| 1997 | |
| n/a = not available. (1) includes the City of London police and the Metropolitan police service. | |
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