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Proof of Identity: EU Nationals
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many identity papers of those claiming to be citizens of A8 countries were later found to be false in each year since 2004; and in which countries the false papers purported to be issued. [264733]
Mr. Woolas: The information requested which does not include pre entry detections or detections at ports of entry is as follows:
| Country | 2004( 1) | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | Total |
| (1) From 1 May 2004. | ||||||
The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.
Retail Trade: Crime
Mr. Dunne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many meetings of the National Retail Crime Steering Group there have been since February 2008. [275078]
Mr. Coaker: There have been two meetings held on 12 November 2008 and 4 March 2009 making a total of four since its inception in 2007.
The Government emphasised their commitment to supporting businesses and local crime fighting partnerships in tackling retail crime locally, in an update to the 2008-11 Crime Strategy, which was published today. The updated strategy sets securing homes and protecting property as a key objective, including a commitment to develop a Retail Crime Action Plan. This objective sits alongside tackling not tolerating antisocial behaviour; saving lives through tackling violent crime; and countering organised crime. The revised strategy refocuses the priority approaches to tackling crime, to ensure that we meet new challenges and continue to have a tough and proactive approach to all crime.
Copies will be available in the Libraries of the House and can be downloaded from:
United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) seconded staff work at the UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC); what their individual roles are; how staff are recruited to the UKHTC; and what steps are taken to ensure that staff of the UKHTC are qualified to provide assistance to victims of human trafficking. [272047]
Mr. Alan Campbell [holding answer 30 April 2009]: As of 31 March 2009 there were 35 permanent staff working at the UKHTC of which 10 are secondees from other organisations. All these staff are either recruited to the UKHTC through the agreed recruitment process of the legal entity or through the recruitment processes of partner agencies from which they have been seconded.
All posts are designed to take forward the work outlined in the UKHTC Business Plan and Control Strategy which has a victim centred approach in line with the UK Action Plan. The centre staff have huge experience in dealing with victims of crime including human trafficking. This is further reinforced by the placement of staff from the Poppy Project within the centre and the work of the UKHTC Victim Care Group.
In addition all staff members learning and development needs are assessed through the internal UKHTC reporting system and where applicable appropriate training is provided.
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what activities have been undertaken as part of the UK Human Trafficking Centre’s Blue Blindfold Campaign; and what the running costs of the campaign (a) were in 2008-09 and (b) are expected to be in 2009-10. [272049]
Mr. Alan Campbell [holding answer 30 April 2009]: Blue Blindfold is a brand under which it is planned for all publicity material on anti-human trafficking campaigns to be produced. Negotiations are taking place between the UKHTC and UNODC to ensure a future strategic partnership with the latter organisation’s Blue Heart campaign.
Approximately, £130,000 was spent in 2008-09 on Blue Blindfold material as part of the “Walk in a Punter” campaign and the more recent awareness raising campaign in Bristol and Leeds.
There is no estimate of running costs for 2009-10.
Communities and Local Government
Care Homes: Finance
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the proportion of local authority expenditure allocated to care home maintenance in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last five years. [273699]
Phil Hope: I have been asked to reply.
The information is not collected centrally in the format requested. No estimate has been made.
Council Housing: Sales
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the maximum right to buy discount was in the local authorities covered by the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (Amendment) Order 2003 in each year since 1997; and what plans she has to review the limits in (a) these and (b) other local authorities. [275579]
Mr. Iain Wright: The information requested is in the following table. The Government have no plans to change the maximum discounts available to qualifying tenants under the right to buy scheme.
| Maximum right to buy discount | |||
| Region/local authority area | 1997-February 1999 | February 1999-March 2003 | March 2003-present |
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