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Sight Impaired
Tom Levitt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines her Department follows in respect of making printed materials and forms accessible to people suffering red/green colour blindness. [245718]
Mr. Woolas: The Home Department published its Overarching Race, Disability and Gender Equality Scheme: Progress Report in May 2008 in which we state that Home Department publications will be produced in accessible formats for disabled people.
Theft
Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many instances of (a) burglary, (b) shoplifting and (c) handling of stolen goods were recorded in each of the last three years. [246601]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The information requested is given in the following table.
| Selected offences recorded by the police | |||
| Number of offences | |||
| Offence | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
UK Border Agency: Airwave Service
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Airwave handsets issued to the UK Border Agency have been lost in each year since their introduction; and how many handsets issued to the Agency have been disabled by the service provider through (a) loss, (b) breakage and (c) other reasons in each such year. [246188]
Mr. Woolas: Airwave handsets were introduced to the UK Border Agency in 2006. The number of handsets issued to the agency that have been disabled due to loss, or other reasons were: one in 2006; seven in 2007; and one in 2008.
Additionally, the number of handsets that were reported lost, temporarily disabled on network, then subsequently found and reactivated on the network were: four in 2006; 12 in 2007; and two in 2008.
UK Border Agency: Lost Property
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many files relating to applications from members of the public have been lost in transit between units of the UK Border Agency and its predecessor in each of the last three years. [241617]
Jacqui Smith: The information is not available in the format requested. If a file is shown as being in transit then it is not deemed to have been lost.
Violent and Sex Offender Register
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed taxi drivers are on the National Sex Offenders Register. [244597]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 18 December 2008]: The information requested is not available.
Justice
Airwave Service: Prison Service
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Airwave headsets issued to HM Prison Service have been lost in each year since their introduction. [246155]
Mr. Malik: No Airwave equipment has been lost by HM Prison Service since its introduction three years ago.
Alcoholic Drinks: Public Places
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have received the maximum penalty for an offence under section 12(4) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 since the Act came into force. [246861]
Constitution: Crown Dependencies
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Government's policy is on the future constitutional relationship between the UK and the Crown Dependencies. [244825]
Mr. Wills: There are no plans for change to the constitutional relationship between the UK and the Crown dependencies.
Departmental Equality
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the (a) sex, (b) ethnicity, (c) age, (d) disability, (e) sexual orientation and (f) religion or belief of its staff; and what assessment he has made of his Department's performance against its targets relating to diversity in its workforce. [246014]
Mr. Malik: The information requested is outlined as follows.
| Table A: Number and percentage of staff by gender in the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) as at 30 November 2008 | ||
| Gender | Total | Percentage |
| Table B: Number and percentage of staff by ethnic grouping in the MOJ as at 30 November 2008 | ||
| Ethnic Grouping | Total | Percentage |
| Table C: Number and percentage of staff in the MOJ by age as at 30 November 2008 | ||
| Age Banding (years) | Total | Percentage |
| Table D: Number and percentage of staff by declaration of disability in the MOJ as at 30 November 2008 | ||
| Disability category | Total | Percentage |
(e) and (f) Sexual Orientation and Religion
We currently collect data on sexual orientation and religion for new recruits and therefore the data only covers a very small proportion of staff. The MOJ is exploring ways in which we can extend this data collection to existing employees in line with the Cabinet Office “Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity”.
This is the first set of figures provided for the new Department, which shows good progress towards reflecting the society we serve. The data gathered will be used as a benchmark to assess and measure our continual progress.
The MOJ fully recognises the business case for diversity and is strongly committed to improving the diversity of its people resource. To that end we have in place initiatives designed to help us recruit, develop and retain talented and diverse staff.
Domestic Violence
Mr. Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many recovery notices his Department has issued under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. [247171]
Maria Eagle: None. This is an un-commenced piece of legislation, which would be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Driving Offences: North West
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) cautioned and (b) fined for speeding in (i) Stockport Metropolitan Borough, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) the North West in each of the last five years. [246077]
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