House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Jun 2009 (pt 0009)

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Her Majesty’s Courts Service
Energy type	Annual consumption kWh
Electricity	143502717
Natural Gas	142798412

Tribunals Service
Energy type	Annual consumption kWh
Electricity	7487197
Natural Gas	741894

National Offender Management Service (custodial property)
Energy type	Annual consumption kWh
Electricity	316055628
Natural Gas	810129566

The National Archives
Energy Type	Annual c onsumption kWh
Electricity	12477836
Natural Gas	7773972

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Her Majesty’s Land Registry
Energy type	Annual consumption kWh
Electricity	20687222
Natural Gas	21252152

Departmental Land

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much surplus land (a) his Department and (b) its agencies had in each year since the Department was established; [276482]

(2) what the latest valuation is of each site of surplus land owned by his Department and its agencies. [276483]

Mr. Straw: The following table identifies surplus land and corresponding valuations within the Ministry of Justice for each year since its establishment in 2007.

	Site	Valuation (£)
Her Majesty’s Prison Service
2007-08	Onley Sewage	⁽¹⁾85,000
	Frankley Farm	⁽¹⁾100,000
	Stocken Farm Land Sale	⁽¹⁾20,000
	Tudworth Lindlhome	⁽¹⁾1,020,000
	Aldington	⁽¹⁾105,000
	Exeter Sale	⁽¹⁾211,000
	Miscellaneous Plots	⁽¹⁾8,000
	Ley Hill,Gloucestershire	⁽²⁾1,500,000
	Portland, Dorset	⁽²⁾175,000

2008-09	Guys Marsh Sewage	⁽¹⁾5,000
	Channings Wood	⁽¹⁾56,000
	Shrewsbury	⁽¹⁾6,000
	Full Sutton	⁽¹⁾10,000
	Huntercombe	⁽¹⁾15,000
	Gringley	⁽¹⁾5,300,000
	Hindley	⁽¹⁾38,000
	Wymot	⁽²⁾75,000
	Miscellaneous Plots	⁽¹⁾10,000
	Ley Hill, Gloucestershire	⁽²⁾1,500,000
	Portland, Dorset	⁽²⁾175,000

Her Majesty’s Courts Service
2007-09	Ebbw Vale, Gwent	⁽²⁾255,000
	New Mills, Derbyshire	⁽²⁾145,000
⁽¹⁾ Sold for this amount. ⁽²⁾ Valued at this amount. Note: Both HMCS sites have been surplus since HMCS’s inception in 2005.

Driving Under Influence

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many and what percentage of drivers received a ban from driving for drink-driving in each year since 1997; [278626]

(2) how many and what percentage of drivers have had at least one ban from driving due to drink-driving; [278627]

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(3) what the average length of a driving ban for drink-driving was in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. [278628]

Claire Ward: The total number of driving licence holders in England, Wales, and Scotland, 1997 to 2007 can be viewed in table 1. From data held by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) it is not possible to separately identify of those holding Driving Licences those that were from either England, Wales, or Scotland

The total disqualifications imposed at all courts for ‘Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs’, in England and Wales, 1997 to 2007 can be viewed in table 2.

The total number of driving disqualifications imposed and the period of disqualification imposed at all Courts in England and Wales, 1997 to 2007 (latest available) in England and Wales can be viewed in table 3.

From the information available to the Ministry of Justice it is not possible to identify those drivers who have received more than one driving disqualification during the period 1997 to 2007.

The average length of disqualification is not available as the court proceedings database held by the Ministry of Justice does not contain the exact length of disqualification for the requested offences.

Information on court proceedings in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Executive.

2008 Ministry of Justice data will be available in the autumn of 2009.

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Table 1: Total number of driving licence holders in England, Wales, and Scotland, 1997 to 2007^{( 1,2)}
	Driving licence holders^{( 1)}
1997	37,285,116
1998	37,644,178
1999	38,071,154
2000	38,437,308
2001	38,508,972
2002	39,214,224
2003	39,791,629
2004	40,389,130
2005	41,077,900
2006	41,681,116
2007	42,345,445
⁽¹⁾ Data provided by the DVLA. ⁽²⁾ From data held by the DVLA, it is not possible to separately identify of those holding driving licences those that were from either England, Wales, or Scotland. Source: DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)

Table 2: Total disqualifications imposed at all courts for ‘Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs’, in England and Wales, 1997 to 2007^{( 1)}
	Total disqualifications imposed
1997	92,962
1998	86,191
1999	83,117
2000	80,285
2001	79,274
2002	84,887
2003	87,013
2004	90,308
2005	86,867
2006	87,190
2007	84,007
⁽¹⁾ Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: OCJR E and A (Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit), Ministry of Justice

Table 3: Total disqualifications imposed and period of disqualification imposed at all courts for ‘ Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs’, England and Wales, 1997 to 2007^{( 1,2)}
		Period of disqualification
	Total disqualifications imposed	Until driving test passed	Under 6 months	6 months	Over 6 months and under 1 year	1 year	Over 1 year and under 2 years	2 years and under 3 years	3 years	Over 3 years and under 4 years	4 years and under 5 years	5 years and under 10 years	10 years and over. Less th a n life	Life
1997	92,962	85	234	345	132	35,136	21,073	11,461	20,389	221	1,512	2,168	191	15
1998	86,191	160	291	291	120	30,709	19,001	13,494	18,372	235	1,275	2,024	188	31
1999	83,117	178	244	304	101	29,402	18,694	13,159	17,597	189	1,243	1,840	146	20
2000	80,285	135	246	279	79	27,272	18,708	14,002	16,578	146	1,247	1,481	103	9
2001	79,274	90	285	284	77	25,068	17,842	16,015	16,351	219	1,405	1,533	98	7
2002	84,887	88	330	304	75	26,185	19,500	17,129	17,644	206	1,656	1,623	137	10
2003	87,013	85	288	264	123	26,611	19,623	18,145	18,220	199	1,578	1,741	125	11
2004	90,308	123	327	304	134	27,133	26,391	13,371	18,793	230	1,716	1,670	103	13
2005	86,867	127	380	336	113	26,027	27,323	12,240	16,947	283	1,548	1,461	72	10
2006	87,190	130	408	301	91	25,311	28,261	13,009	16,497	242	1,433	1,417	85	5
2007	84,007	114	408	284	103	23,695	27,397	12,877	16,014	321	1,435	1,294	56	9
⁽¹⁾ Included in “Total disqualifications imposed”. ⁽²⁾ Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their Inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: OCJR E and A (Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit), Ministry of Justice

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