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2 July 2008 : Column 950W—continued
Seals: Animal Products
Mr. Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what progress has been made on the recent discussions with the European Commission on the introduction of an EU-wide ban on the importation of seal products; and if he will make a statement. [215389]
Mr. Thomas: We expect the European Commission to announce shortly what measures it intends to propose concerning the trade in seal products.
Wood
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much timber and timber products were procured by his Department in each of the last five years; and at what cost. [213716]
Mr. Thomas: The Departments accounts system does not report the information requested in this format. BERR’s published annual report and accounts contains information on its tangible fixed assets, which includes an additions category entitled “furniture, fixtures and fittings”. These accounts can be found on the BERR website at the following address:
Northern Ireland
Electoral Register
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the rate of voter registration was in the 100 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland (a) one year before and (b) one year after the introduction of individual registration. [211522]
Paul Goggins: The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is responsible for the maintenance of the electoral register and inquiries relating to the rate of voter registration in Northern Ireland should be made directly to him.
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when Article 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 will be commenced. [215257]
Paul Goggins: Article 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 was a statement of intent by the Government to align the definition of a juvenile under PACE with other legislation and International Conventions. Its inclusion was on the proviso that commencement could only take place when a supporting infrastructure was in place to facilitate its effective introduction. A programme of work is currently underway and it is envisaged that these measures will be in place by late 2009.
Police Service of Northern Ireland: Expenditure
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what costs were incurred for (a) subsistence and (b) flights for staff of the Historical Enquiries Team in each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement. [213373]
Paul Goggins: The Historical Enquiries Team have provided me with the following answer.
The HET began its work in January 2006. Costs incurred for subsistence from this date are not readily identifiable or available. Costs in relation to flights for HET staff are detailed in the following table.
| HET—flight costs | |
| £ | |
Terrorism
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) serving and (b) former members of the (i) Police Service of Northern Ireland, (ii) Royal Irish Regiment and (iii) Northern Ireland Prison Service have moved from their homes after being targeted by (A) Republican and (B) Loyalist paramilitaries in the last 12 months. [213605]
Paul Goggins: The following table details the information(1) requested from June 2007 to June 2008.
(1) The statistics are provided on the basis that a member may not necessarily be targeted, but rather a threat exists which if not actioned could lead to the officer being at risk of serious injury or death were they to remain at their home address.
| Former members | Serving members | |||
| Attribution | Republican | Loyalist | Republican | Loyalist |
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in (a) assisting the police force in the Irish Republic in the apprehension of those responsible for the murder of Paul Quinn and (b) ensuring that the IRA Army Council disbands as a matter of urgency. [214765]
Paul Goggins: PSNI has confirmed that they are actively involved in the investigation into Paul Quinn’s murder and meet regularly with An Garda Siochana to monitor progress.
It is Government’s view that all vestiges of Northern Ireland’s paramilitary history, including the Army Council, should be relegated to the past where they belong.
Justice
Departmental Conferences
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) scheduled date and (b) title was of each conference proposed to be hosted by his Department and its agencies which was cancelled before taking place in each of the last 10 years; and what costs were incurred in respect of each. [215174]
Mr. Wills: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 June 2008, Official Report, column 241W.
The Department does not hold information on organising and hosting conferences centrally and an answer to the above question can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Manpower
Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many jobs his Department expects to relocate under the policy of civil service job dispersal. [213415]
Mr. Wills: At 31 March 2008 the Ministry of Justice had relocated 600 civil service posts from London and the South East against a target of 280 posts under the Lyons relocation policy.
Departmental Marketing
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its agencies spent on branding and marketing activity in 2007-08. [212051]
Maria Eagle: In 2007-08 The Ministry of Justice and its agencies spent a total of £263,890 on marketing and branding. The breakdown is given as follows:
| £ | ||
| Marketing | Branding | |
|
National Offender Management Service including HM Prison Service and National Probation Service | ||
Departmental Public Expenditure
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on (a) new furnishings, (b) art and (c) new vehicles by his Department in each of the last three years. [213523]
Mr. Wills: The responses for each element of the Department are as follows:
| New furnishings | |
| £ million | |
This represents capitalised expenditure; resource expenditure is not separately identifiable. These figures may not include a small amount purchased as part of building upgrades.
£0.502 million of the 2007-08 expenditure relates to technical, advisory, artistic and management fees in respect of the fit-out of the new Supreme Court building at Middlesex Guildhall. The remainder represents furniture for the Ministry's new headquarters building at 102 Petty France.
There has been £95,000 spent on art for the new headquarters building, against a total budget of £470,000. This budget covers four art installations currently works in progress.
The department leases all vehicles through its Office of Government Commerce contracts; there is no purchasing of new vehicles:
| Leased vehicles for MOJ Headquarters, HMCS and tribunals | |
| £ million | |
| Furnishings | |
| £ million | |
This represents capitalised expenditure; resource expenditure is not separately identifiable. These figures may not include a small amount purchased as part of building upgrades.
This category of expenditure is not separately identifiable.
| Furnishings | |
| £ | |
| (1) Capitalised nil; non-capitalised £56,000. (2) Capitalised £139,000 (includes £33,000 for storage systems); non-capitalised £73,000. | |
The Tribunals Service did not exist in 05-06, hence no figures provided.
HMPS policy is to make furniture in-house from raw materials sourced from a range of suppliers, rather than buy the furniture as finished products.
Total value of new vehicles purchased in 2007-08 was £3,215,278. This equates to 174 purchased vehicles covering a wide range of vehicle types from pool cars, minibuses, and vans to heavy goods vehicles. It does not include expenditure on mechanical handling equipment such as fork lift trucks, dumper trucks, and tugs.
HMPS Transport Unit has only been under the direction of the Ministry of Justice since last year and therefore only figures for 2007-08 have been provided.
| Furniture and fittings | |
| £ 000 | |
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