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Prisons: Drugs
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many visitors to prisons were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in 2007-08; how many such visitors were referred to the police; and what steps were taken in respect of those not referred to the police. [256749]
Mr. Hanson: The data are not available in the format requested.
It is the National Offender Management Service's policy for all prison visitors found in possession of illicit drugs to be referred to the police. As a result of which in 2007-08 the police made 424 arrests of prison visitors the majority of which would have been for drug offences.
These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.
Protection of Badgers Act 1992
Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the length is of each custodial sentence, other than suspended sentences, handed down under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 since the Act came into force; and when each such sentence was handed down; [258740]
(2) how much has been received in fines imposed under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each year since its entry into force; and how the receipts have been allocated; [258744]
(3) how many persons prosecuted under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 received custodial sentences, other than suspended sentences, in (a) each year since 2006 and (b) 2009 to date. [258745]
Mr. Hanson: The available information is shown in the following table.
| Sentences imposed for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992—1993 to 2007 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Notes: 1. The offence of ‘Failing to give up a dog for destruction having custody of a dog whilst disqualified’ is an offence under the Badger Act (1992) and the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991). It has been included in these figures, although it is not possible to tell which Act was intended when sentencing. 2. The statistics are presented on the principal offence basis, where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the heaviest sentence was imposed, where the same sentence has been imposed for two or more offences the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe. 3. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system Source: OMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice | |||||||
Data on the collection of fines for specific offences are not held, therefore the answer given shows the sum of all fines imposed for offences relating to the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, the actual amount collected is not known. As with all collected fines the receipts are paid into the Consolidated Fund at HM Treasury and are then allocated according to Government spending priorities as part of the spending review process.
Statistics for 2008 will not be available until Sentencing Statistics 2008 is published in late 2009.
Repossession Orders
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many court orders for home repossession have been issued in Eastbourne constituency in each month of the last two years. [257083]
Bridget Prentice: Figures for Eastbourne parliamentary constituency are not available. However, the following table shows the number of mortgage and landlord possession actions in Eastbourne county court.
The civil procedure rules state that all claims for the repossession of land must be commenced in the district in which the land is situated. However, Eastbourne county court may cover areas other than the Eastbourne constituency. Therefore not all possession actions at this court necessarily relate to Eastbourne constituency.
Court level statistics on mortgage and landlord repossession actions from 1987 to 2008 are available on the Ministry of Justice website at:
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