David Davis:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions she and her predecessors have authorised warrants under section 7 of the Intelligence and Security Act 1994 since 1997. [271250]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 27 April 2009]: The issuing of authorisations under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 is scrutinized by the Intelligence Services Commissioner. In the most recent report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner 2007 (HC 948) he gave an account of his scrutiny function and noted that:
“Consistent with the practice since annual reporting by the respective statutory Commissioners began, I do not propose to disclose publicly the numbers of warrants or authorisations issued to the security and intelligence services. That is because it would assist those unfriendly to the UK were they able to know the extent of the work of the Security Service, SIS and GCHQ in fulfilling their functions. The figures are, however, of interest and have been included in the confidential annex to the report.”
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Police Stations: Wales
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police stations have (a) closed and (b) opened in each of the last five years in each police force area in Wales; which police stations in each such area have been sold in the last 10 years; to which purchasers each such station was sold; for what price each such station was sold; and which operational police stations in each such area are under consideration for closure. [271310]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 27 April 2009]: The management of the police estate and allocation of resources are matters for each Welsh chief officer and police authority, who are responsible for assessing local needs.
Police: Bureaucracy
Mr. Bone:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimates she has made of the average length of time per day a police officer spends on patrol in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northamptonshire constabulary. [254941]
Mr. Coaker:
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary gave to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) on 21 April 2009, Official Report, columns 604-05W.
Police officer time spent on the beat for Northamptonshire is a matter for the chief constable of that force. The latest figure available was provided by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, East (Mr. McNulty) on 29 September 2008, Official Report, columns 2352-53W.
Police: Complaints
Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the maximum disciplinary sanction is which the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) may impose on a police officer; on how many occasions since its creation the IPCC has imposed the maximum sanction on a police officer; and if she will make a statement. [270589]
Mr. Coaker:
The IPCC is not responsible for imposing disciplinary sanctions on police forces or individuals. The evidence, findings and recommendations of IPCC investigations are fed in to the police performance and conduct systems as and when appropriate.
Police: Finance
Mrs. Spelman:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage yearly increases in the Band D police precept on council tax after capping were in each police authority area in England and Wales in each year from 1997-98 to date. [271267]
Mr. Coaker:
The information requested is set out in the following table.
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Precept (Band D) annual percentage increases by police authority 1997-98 to 2009-10
Percentage
Police authority
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09( 1)
2009-10( 2)
Avon and Somerset
13.1
5.4
10.5
11.5
7.5
14.8
33.9
12.0
5.0
4.9
6.8
4.9
4.5
Bedfordshire
14.2
6.3
9.9
9.2
4.9
12.0
18.7
14.7
4.5
5.0
5.0
9.6
3.9
Cambridgeshire
13.4
-5.5
8.0
19.9
8.9
39.0
19.8
14.1
4.8
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Cheshire
13.7
5.3
4.5
8.5
5.9
13.7
19.6
10.9
5.0
5.7
6.9
17.0
3.6
Cleveland
19.3
-11.7
29.2
4.8
6.0
38.3
25.1
13.8
5.0
4.9
4.9
10.0
4.9
Cumbria
14.1
24.3
8.2
7.6
7.6
10.9
30.1
15.0
4.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
Derbyshire
14.0
11.7
14.9
8.0
6.0
22.0
21.5
9.9
5.0
4.8
5.0
4.6
8.7
Devon and Cornwall
8.2
-3.0
10.8
10.0
5.0
19.4
39.9
9.8
5.5
4.9
4.9
7.9
4.9
Dorset
11.6
11.0
9.2
9.5
9.3
12.2
19.2
9.7
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
5.0
Durham
16.0
-6.9
3.7
4.5
7.2
14.2
23.5
15.0
4.9
5.0
34.6
5.0
3.5
Essex
12.7
15.1
4.5
4.4
4.5
9.4
19.7
6.8
5.5
5.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
Gloucestershire
13.7
12.8
19.3
13.2
5.2
14.6
51.7
9.9
3.9
4.9
5.0
5.0
2.9
Hampshire
12.5
-3.1
7.5
2.2
7.2
27.3
29.5
11.4
5.0
5.0
5.0
8.1
4.8
Hertfordshire
12.0
14.2
8.0
7.0
6.5
11.9
21.3
14.5
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.5
Humberside
14.1
0.0
4.5
10.0
42.2
11.2
18.5
15.0
4.4
5.0
5.0
4.5
3.9
Kent
12.2
-6.2
8.4
6.2
8.1
22.2
28.9
11.3
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Lancashire
15.6
0.3
8.0
8.5
8.5
8.8
18.6
15.0
7.0
5.0
11.4
7.9
4.5
Leicestershire
16.1
17.1
4.2
6.3
11.4
26.1
10.0
14.6
4.9
5.0
5.0
15.4
3.0
Lincolnshire
3.0
14.3
3.9
5.5
4.5
5.0
10.1
7.5
6.4
5.0
5.0
26.0
5.0
Norfolk
12.4
6.0
20.0
12.0
16.0
20.0
21.5
13.7
4.9
5.9
6.9
8.3
3.9
Northamptonshire
10.3
-1.8
9.8
4.7
4.2
26.8
23.6
14.9
3.3
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.5
North Yorkshire
10.5
-2.5
7.7
9.3
9.7
41.5
76.1
9.9
2.6
2.3
3.0
4.3
3.0
Nottinghamshire
8.2
9.1
13.3
5.9
7.7
21.4
28.3
9.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
Staffordshire
14.0
32.3
8.9
5.8
13.1
7.0
25.3
9.4
4.9
5.0
5.0
3.8
3.9
Suffolk
14.2
1.9
7.2
8.8
9.9
22.3
33.2
9.5
4.4
4.7
5.0
9.0
4.3
Surrey
3.8
48.0
13.9
5.5
4.6
16.1
40.1
8.9
4.9
5.8
4.9
9.7
4.9
Sussex
12.3
-1.4
4.4
4.4
6.5
18.1
39.9
7.6
4.9
5.0
6.0
4.9
4.7
Thames Valley
12.3
-3.8
11.4
6.7
6.9
14.0
44.6
13.4
4.8
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.5
Warwickshire
11.1
18.9
14.6
9.0
9.8
19.5
15.2
7.9
4.7
4.9
5.0
12.9
4.0
West Mercia
13.0
5.4
10.0
25.5
6.0
33.1
14.6
14.9
4.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
Wiltshire
12.7
13.7
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.9
19.8
10.0
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.3
5.0
Total shires
12.1
6.1
9.4
4.6
12.2
18.0
28.2
11.4
4.8
5.0
5.7
6.9
4.6
Greater Manchester
17.6
4.0
7.0
4.2
3.1
6.5
33.1
7.5
7.0
5.0
5.0
7.5
7.5
Merseyside
15.3
7.3
7.9
5.0
5.0
11.0
7.2
8.5
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.8
5.0
Northumbria
14.6
-9.6
4.5
4.5
6.9
4.5
9.7
4.9
4.6
2.5
4.0
4.7
3.9
South Yorkshire
15.8
1.9
4.5
4.5
6.0
18.0
27.3
9.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.5
3.2
West Midlands
15.7
-7.9
4.5
7.0
4.5
8.2
15.0
12.5
4.5
4.6
4.5
3.4
3.5
West Yorkshire
18.2
-1.4
4.5
7.2
3.6
24.8
17.0
14.9
4.9
5.0
5.0
4.5
3.0
Total mets
16.6
-1.0
5.6
5.5
4.5
11.9
18.9
10.0
5.3
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.6
Total England (exc London)
13.2
4.3
8.5
4.8
9.2
16.7
26.4
11.2
4.9
4.9
5.6
6.6
4.6
Metropolitan
13.0
20.9
7.9
10.2
30.7
9.9
21.9
15.7
6.6
7.4
6.1
1.5
-1.2
Total England (inc London)
18.0
7.7
8.3
5.3
15.0
15.1
25.3
12.3
5.3
5.5
5.7
5.3
3.2
Dyfed-Powys
4.0
23.0
22.5
17.0
6.4
7.9
26.5
14.9
0.3
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.9
Gwent
5.0
10.7
9.9
25.5
12.1
13.3
25.2
16.8
4.3
5.0
5.0
4.5
4.5
North Wales
5.0
20.7
13.3
18.3
5.4
16.7
31.5
19.4
4.9
5.0
6.8
4.5
5.0
South Wales
6.2
14.3
16.2
23.0
6.4
5.0
15.2
11.8
4.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Total Wales
5.2
16.6
15.6
21.1
7.1
9.7
23.1
15.3
3.7
5.0
5.5
4.8
4.9
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Total England and Wales
12.7
8.1
8.7
6.2
14.5
14.7
25.2
12.4
5.2
5.5
5.7
5.3
3.3
(1) In 2008-09, seven police authorities were proposed with capping action:
Lincolnshire—in year designated (capped). Required to reduce budget from £116.6 million to £100.6 million.
Bedfordshire—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £95.8 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Norfolk—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £137.9 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Surrey—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £189.6 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Cheshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire—Nominated with future designation. Budget increases restricted at a level equivalent to a maximum council tax increase of 3 per cent. in 2009-10 and 2010-11 (2) In 2009-10, two police authorities are currently being considered for capping action, Derbyshire and Surrey. Sources:
1. English Police Authorities—DCLG
2. Welsh Police Authorities—WAG
