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Police
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2008, Official Report, columns 1064-65W, on police, what estimate she has made of the number of civilian police posts (excluding police community support officers) in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England in (i) September 2004 and (ii) March 2007. [180069]
Mr. McNulty: The requested data on police staff are published as part of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin (HOSB) series "Police Service Strength, England and Wales". These bulletins are in the Library of the House and can be downloaded from the Home Office website.
(i) Information requested for September 2004 can be found in Table 2 of HOSB 23/05 located at:
(ii) Information requested for March 2007 can be found in Table 10a of HOSB 13/07 located at:
Police Stations: Closures
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police stations in rural areas have been closed in each local authority area in each of the last five years. [178464]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 14 January 2008]: The management of the police estate and allocation of resources are matters for each police authority and the chief officer, who are responsible for assessing local needs.
Police: Burglary
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reported thefts of lead there were in each police authority area in each of the last five years; how many successful prosecutions there have been of such thefts; and if she will make a statement. [179304]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 15 January 2008]: The Home Office collect and publish recorded statistics on specific offences of theft. For example: theft from the person, theft from a vehicle, theft from a shop, theft by an employee etc. However, these statistics do not specify the item(s) which have been stolen.
Police: Cars
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cars were (a) seized and (b) held by police in (i) Lancashire, (ii) Cumbria, (iii) Yorkshire and (iv) Greater Manchester in each of the last five years. [179935]
Mr. McNulty
[holding answer 17 January 2008]: The police can seize vehicles under Section 59, Police Reform Act 2002 and Section 165A, Road Traffic Act 1988 as amended. Section 59 enables the police to seize a vehicle they reasonably believe is being driven in a
way that both contravenes s3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (careless/inconsiderate driving or off-road driving without authority) and is causing or is likely to cause alarm, distress or annoyance. Section 165A enables the police to seize a vehicle they reasonably believe is being driven by someone who does not have an appropriate licence (including a disqualified driver) or appropriate insurance. In both cases the police can hold the vehicle until a person pays prescribed charges in respect of its removal and storage and, in respect of s165A, produces licence and insurance. They can dispose of the vehicle if it is not claimed and retain sufficient of the proceeds to cover the unpaid charges.
The information requested is a matter for the police forces in Lancashire, Cumbria, north, south and west Yorkshire, Humberside and Great Manchester.
Police: Finance
Mr. Sanders:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what Government funding has been made available to police services to help them meet
obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004; and if she will make a statement. [177447]
Gillian Merron: I have been asked to reply.
Government funding for local authorities, including police authorities to fulfil their duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 was taken into account in the spending plans for formula grant (Revenue Support Grant, Police Grant, and National Non Domestic Rates) announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, copies of which are available in the Library.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the total budget of each police authority in England and Wales was accounted for by the police authority precept in each financial year since 1997. [178560]
Mr. McNulty: The information requested is shown in the following table.
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