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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:

Charge

1.

1x Conspiracy to Murder (Sec 1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977)

1x Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Sec 5 (1) TACT 2006)

2.

1x Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Sec 5 (1) TACT 2006)

1x Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (Sec 5.1 Firearms Act 1968)

1x Possession of ammunition (Sec 1.1b Firearms Act 1968)

1x Possession of a silencer without a firearms licence (Sec 1.1b Firearms Act 1968)

3.

1x Having information about acts of terrorism (Sec 38b (1)(a) and (2) TACT 2000

4.

1 x Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Sec 5 (1) TACT 2006)

5.

1x Conspiracy to Murder (Sec 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977)

1x Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Sec 5 (1) TACT 2006)

6.

1x Conspiracy to Murder (Sec 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977)

1 x Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Sec 5 (1) TACT 2006)

7.

1x Attending a place for instruction or training in terrorism (Sec 8 TACT 2006)

1x Collection of information for terrorism purposes (Sec 58 (1)(a) TACT 2000

8.

1x Conspiracy to cause explosions (Section 3 (1a) of the Explosives Substances Act 1883)


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.


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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.


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Table 1: recorded offences of theft of a pedal cycle—1997
1997

Barking and Dagenham

n/a

Barnet

n/a

Bexley

n/a

Brent

n/a

Bromley

n/a

Camden

n/a

City of Westminster

n/a

Croydon

n/a

Ealing

n/a

Enfield

n/a

Greenwich

n/a

Hackney

n/a

Hammersmith and Fulham

n/a

Haringey

n/a

Harrow

n/a

Havering

n/a

Hillingdon

n/a

Hounslow

n/a

Islington

n/a

Kensington and Chelsea

n/a

Kingston upon Thames

n/a

Lambeth

n/a

Lewisham

n/a

Merton

n/a

Newham

n/a

Redbridge

n/a

Richmond upon Thames

n/a

Southwark

n/a

Sutton

n/a

Tower Hamlets

n/a

Waltham Forest

n/a

Wandsworth

n/a

Total

17,276

Total London(1)

17,433

Total England

134,401

n/a = not available.
(1) includes the City of London police and the Metropolitan police service.


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Table 2: Recorded offences of theft of a pedal cycle—1998-99 to 2001-02
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02

Barking and Dagenham

n/a

n/a

165

123

Barnet

n/a

n/a

215

210

Bexley

n/a

n/a

201

154

Brent

n/a

n/a

217

242

Bromley

n/a

n/a

254

247

Camden

n/a

n/a

1,007

1,072

City of Westminster

n/a

n/a

1,076

1,148

Croydon

n/a

n/a

287

275

Ealing

n/a

n/a

502

452

Enfield

n/a

n/a

225

203

Greenwich

n/a

n/a

220

210

Hackney

n/a

n/a

619

726

Hammersmith and Fulham

n/a

n/a

1,010

1,006

Haringey

n/a

n/a

225

168

Harrow

n/a

n/a

100

132

Havering

n/a

n/a

202

180

Hillingdon

n/a

n/a

359

264

Hounslow

n/a

n/a

571

473

Islington

n/a

n/a

785

829

Kensington and Chelsea

n/a

n/a

715

730

Kingston upon Thames

n/a

n/a

409

392

Lambeth

n/a

n/a

771

805

Lewisham

n/a

n/a

233

188

Merton

n/a

n/a

320

396

Newham

n/a

n/a

283

232

Redbridge

n/a‘

n/a

156

159

Richmond upon Thames

n/a

n/a

562

540

Southwark

n/a

n/a

742

725

Sutton

n/a

n/a

243

183

Tower Hamlets

n/a

n/a

712

698

Waltham Forest

n/a

n/a

196

193

Wandsworth

n/a

n/a

883

978

Total

17,092

18,659

14,465

14,333

Total London(1)

17,350

18,909

14,668

14,667

Total England

124,074

126,748

104,789

99,041

n/a = not available.
(1) Includes the City of London police and the Metropolitan police service.
Notes:
1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997.
2. The data in this table are 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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