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Domestic Violence
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding was allocated to domestic abuse prevention initiatives in (a) A District Command Unit area, (b) B District Command Unit area and (c) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [207756]
Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office has spent the following amounts on domestic abuse prevention initiatives over the past two years:
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This is in addition to the funding allocated by DHSSPS towards implementing the ‘Tackling Violence at Home Strategy’, which was launched by both Departments in October 2005.
The PSNI has also spent a total of £348,296 on a range of initiatives relating to victims of domestic abuse across Northern Ireland since 2005.
It is not possible to provide the information as requested.
Human Trafficking
Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Police Service of Northern Ireland spent on the Pentameter 2 initiative in the last 12 months; what financial and logistical support his Department gives to the initiative in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [217010]
Paul Goggins: The budget for the Pentameter 2 initiative comes from the PSNI's Crime Operations annual budget.
Pentameter 2 is a one-off operation co-ordinated by the Home Office and ACPO, which commenced on 3 October 2007 and finished on 31 March 2008. A Chief Inspector from the PSNI, attached to the Immigration Service, heads a team of detectives based at Templepatrick, who were involved in Pentameter 2.
Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much it cost to establish the new Police Service of Northern Ireland Pentameter 2 office in Belfast; what the annual operating costs of the new office are expected to be; and if he will make a statement. [217011]
Paul Goggins: There is no specific Pentameter 2 office in Belfast. The Organised Crime Squad within Crime Operations Department managed Pentameter 2 on behalf of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The initiative was co-ordinated from Belfast by a Detective Chief Inspector, Organised Crime Squad.
Police officers throughout Northern Ireland have worked towards the goal of Pentameter 2 along with the Immigration Service and other agencies.
Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time equivalent (a) police officers and (b) civilian support staff are working on the Pentameter 2 initiative in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the specialist Belfast Pentameter 2 office. [217012]
Paul Goggins: There is no specific Pentameter 2 office in Belfast. 20 detectives were involved in the Pentameter 2 operation, ranging from Detective Constable to Detective Chief Inspector rank along with three civilian support personnel.
When conducting search operations the expertise of Tactical Support Groups were employed to carry out the search.
House of Commons Commission
Computer Devices
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what estimate the Commission has made of (a) the number of computer devices left on overnight in the House when not in use and (b) the cost of leaving computer devices on overnight when not in use in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [217877]
Nick Harvey: We do not keep statistics on computer devices left on overnight in the House. However, the new online induction course to the parliamentary network, which all new users (Members, their staff and staff of the House) must complete, includes guidance on shutting down personal computers each day. In addition to this, all computers have Microsoft power saving settings enabled; these also reduce energy consumption.
Fish
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much fish was procured by the House and at what cost in each of the last five years, broken down by species; and what amount and value of such fish met the Marine Stewardship Council standard in each such year, broken down by species. [217892]
Nick Harvey: No records are available for the quantity and value of fish purchased by the House prior to 2007-08, but the records are available to provide details of the quantity of fish consumed in each year since 2004-05; for the sake of consistency, the information for 2007-08 is therefore also presented in this format, as set out in the following table. No records are available for 2003-04.
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| 2007-08 | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | |
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