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Duchy of Lancaster
Central Sponsor for Information Assurance Unit: Data Protection
Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) when he last met members of the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance Unit to discuss information security; [168801]
(2) what meetings he has had with ministerial colleagues in other Departments to discuss information assurance in the last 12 months. [168802]
Edward Miliband [holding answer 27 November 2007]: Cabinet Office Ministers have a wide range of meetings with officials and ministerial colleagues on a number of policy issues. It is not the Government’s practice to disclose details of these meetings.
Leader of the House
Departmental Data Protection
Mr. Walker: To ask the Leader of the House whether her Office's information technology and data management systems are BS7799 compliant. [168742]
Helen Goodman: Information technology and data management systems used by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons are BS7799 compliant.
Wales
Departmental Data Protection
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what reviews have been undertaken of his Department’s rules on data protection in the last two years; if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the last review of his Department’s compliance with data protection laws; and if his Department will undertake a review of its compliance with data protection laws; [168072]
(2) on how many occasions in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies confidential data have been downloaded on to compact discs (i) without and (ii) with encryption in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; how many of those discs have been posted without using recorded or registered delivery; what procedures his Department has in place for the (A) transport, (B) exchange and (C) delivery of confidential or sensitive data; what records are kept of information held by his Department being sent outside the Department; what changes have been made to his Department’s rules and procedures on data protection in the last two years; on how many occasions his Department’s procedures and rules on data protection have been breached in the last five years; what those breaches were; what procedures his Department has in place on downloading confidential data on to computer discs before its transfer; what technical protections there are in his Department’s computer systems to prevent access to information held on those systems which is not in accordance with departmental procedures; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each of his Department’s rules and procedures on the protection of confidential data on individuals, businesses and other organisations; [168265]
(3) how many employees of each grade in his Department (a) have access to confidential or sensitive data and (b) are authorised to download such data to disc; how many of his Department’s employees have undergone data protection training in the last 12 months; what the average length of time is that each employee of his Department has spent on data protection training; how many investigations of employees of his Department for improperly accessing
confidential information have taken place in the last 12 months; how many such investigations resulted in cases of disciplinary action; and what the circumstances of each of those cases were. [168285]
Mr. Hain: I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 1179. The review by the Cabinet Secretary and security experts is looking at procedures within Departments and agencies for the storage and use of data. A statement on Departments’ procedures will be made on completion of the review.
Mr. Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether his Department's information technology and data management systems are BS7799 compliant. [168738]
Mr. Hain: All Government Departments are required to ensure that their information technology and data management systems meet the Government standard (known as HMG Infosec Standard 2) which is aligned to BS7799.
Ministry of Justice provides all information technology and data management systems to the Wales Office.
All organisations brought together as MoJ in May 2007 comply with the Government standard, and therefore meet the principles of BS7799.
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) on how many occasions the Information Commissioner was contacted by his Department to report breaches of data protection security in each of the last five years; [168823]
(2) how many breaches of data protection security there were in his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will provide details of each breach. [168833]
Mr. Hain: I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 1179. The review by the Cabinet Secretary and security experts is looking at procedures within Departments and agencies for the storage and use of data. A statement on Departments’ procedures will be made on completion of the review.
Departmental Health Insurance
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials in his Department have private health insurance provided as part of their employment package. [167923]
Departmental Manpower
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) EU foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals are employed by his Department. [168096]
Departmental Secondment
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Office in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year. [168694]
Mr. Hain: The Wales Office was established in 1999 and has always had staff on loan from other Government Departments. Loans have predominantly been from the Welsh Assembly Government. Between 1999 and 2004, the vast majority of staff were on loan to the Wales Office, and since then it has reduced to around 50 per cent. of the total headcount.
Numbers of staff, home departments and costs are not available in the format requested, and obtaining this information could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people under the age of 16 years were charged with alcohol related offences in each of the last three years for which figures are available, broken down by police basic command unit. [168696]
Mr. Coaker: The Home Office does not hold data on the number of people charged by the police for alcohol related offences.
Anabolic Steroids: Crime
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) arrested, (c) charged and (d) convicted of (i) possession of and (ii) supplying anabolic steroids in the United Kingdom in each year since 1997. [165942]
Mr. Coaker: The available information has been supplied by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. Information on the number of people cautioned, proceeded against and convicted of possession and supplying anabolic steroids in England and Wales for the years 1997 to 2005 is given in tables 1 and 2. Data for 2006 will be available in late November of 2007.
Information on charging is not held centrally, but proceeded against data has been provided in the following table.
The arrests collection undertaken by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform only provides data on persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) by age group, gender, ethnicity, and main offence group, i.e. violence against the person, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, drugs offences etc. More detailed data about specific offences do not form part of this collection.
The Scottish Executive have advised that the information requested is not held centrally.
The Northern Ireland Office advises that data relating to the ‘offence of supplying anabolic steroids’ are not available. It is only possible to provide prosecution, conviction and sentencing information relating to Class C drugs which includes tranquilisers and other drugs.
| N umber of persons cautioned for offences under The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Sections 4(3)(a), 4(3)(b), 4(3)(c), 5(2), and 5(3), for the years 1997 to 2005 in England and Wales( 1, 2, 3) | |||
| Offence description | |||
| Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug (or being concerned in):-S.4(3) [Class ‘C’ Drug] - Anabolic s teroids | Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply - Anabolic s teroids | Having possession of a controlled drug - Anabolic s teroids | |
| — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) 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 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. (3) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and final warnings. These figures have been included in the totals. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS-OCJR, Ministry of Justice Our reference: PQ 165942 (Table 1) | |||
| N umber of persons proceeded against at magistrates court and found guilty at all courts for offences under The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Sections 4(3)(a), 4(3)(b), 4(3)(c), 5(2), and 5(3), for the years 1997 to 2005 in England and Wales( 1, 2, 3) | ||||||
| Offence description | ||||||
| Proceeded against | Found guilty | |||||
| Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug (or being concerned in):-5.4(3) [Class ‘C’ Drug]-Anabolic s teroids | Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply-Anabolic s teroids | Having possession of a controlled drug-Anabolic steroids | Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug (or being concerned in): S4(3) [Class ‘C’ Drug]-Anabolic steroids | Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply-Anabolic steroids | Having posse ssi on of a controlled drug-Anabolic steroids | |
| (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) 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. (3) Staffordshire police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS-OCJR, Ministry of Justice Our reference: PQ 165942 (Table 2) | ||||||
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