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Regional Planning and Development

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the proposed new integrated regional plans are expected to include regional transport plans. [283636]

Mr. Ian Austin: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 2 July 2009, Official Report, column 372W.

Social Rented Housing: Standards

Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to change his planned expenditure on the Decent Homes programme for 2009-10 and 2010-11. [284165]

John Healey: The £1.5 billion Housing Pledge will provide additional expenditure for new affordable housing and related housing market provision as set out in Building Britain’s Future. It is funded through contributions from other Government Departments and reprioritisation of CLG programmes.

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Tenant Services Authority: Public Relations

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 1009W, on the Tenant Services Authority: public relations, for what reason Engage was commissioned. [283732]

Mr. Ian Austin: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Wright) of 21 May 2009, Official Report, column 1549W.

Travelling People: Caravan Sites

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of planning cases relating to Travellers were determined by the Planning Inspectorate in favour of those Travellers in the latest year for which figures are available. [283998]

Mr. Ian Austin: The Planning Inspectorate does not classify cases relating to Travellers separately and could not do so without incurring disproportionate costs.

Waste Disposal: Planning Permission

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on facilitating planning applications for waste facilities; and if he will make a statement. [284637]

Mr. Ian Austin: This Department has received representations from the Environmental Services Association in relation to the Killian Pretty review on land use planning. Positive planning has an important role in delivering sustainable waste management through the development of appropriate strategies for growth, regeneration and the prudent use of resources; and by providing sufficient opportunities for new waste management facilities of the right type, in the right place and at the right time.

Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to decide on the request from 20 parish councils of 9 January 2009 that he call in the planning application for the construction of an energy from waste facility at Ardley in Oxfordshire. [284642]

Mr. Ian Austin: Oxfordshire county council has confirmed that the application will be referred to the Secretary of State under the Departures Direction if their Members resolve to approve planning permission. Oxfordshire county council advises that the application is not expected to be considered by Members until September at the earliest.

The Secretary of State will consider all the information, including all representations, such as those received from the 20 parish councils, if the application is referred to him by the local planning authority.

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Home Department

Al-Muhajiroun

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has given to (a) police forces and (b) other authorities in dealing with members of al-Muhajiroun and related groups; and if he will make a statement. [282248]

Mr. Hanson: No formal guidance has been provided to forces or other authorities in dealing with members of al-Muhajiroun.

Al-Muhajiroun is not currently a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. However, two of its successor groups—Al Gurabaa and Saved/Saviour Sect—are.

The recently published CONTEST strategy document states that the Government will take action against those who defend terrorism and violent extremism. We will also continue to challenge views that jeopardise community cohesion

Alcohol Disorder Zones

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to (a) police and (b) local authorities on the establishment of alcohol disorder zones. [284832]

Mr. Alan Campbell: Alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) are used as a last resort to enable local authorities and the police to tackle high levels of alcohol related nuisance or disorder in a specified zone. Local authorities publish a voluntary action plan to reduce such nuisance or disorder. If the action plan is not sufficiently implemented, the local authority may charge certain alcohol license holders to pay for additional enforcement services.

Guidance for ADZs was updated in December 2008 and it is suitable for both police and local authorities. This guidance can be viewed at the following link:

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/alcohol-disorder-zone-guidance1?view=Binary

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on the operation of alcohol disorder zones. [284835]

Mr. Alan Campbell: The Home Office has received no recent formal representations on the operation of alcohol disorder zones (ADZs).

Alcoholic Drinks: Crime

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the London Borough of Bexley aged (a) under 18 and (b) between 18 and 24 years old have been (i) cautioned and (ii) prosecuted for alcohol-related behaviour in each of the last five years. [271069]

Mr. Alan Campbell: The number of persons cautioned for alcohol related behaviour offences in Greater London, which includes the Metropolitan and City of London police force areas, by age group, from 2003 to 2007 (latest available) can be viewed in table 1. The cautions
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statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for alcohol related behaviour in Greater London, by age group, from 2003 to 2007 are given in table 2. The statistics in table 2 relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. For example, when a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.

A Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) may also be issued by the police for certain alcohol related offences such as being drunk and disorderly and drunk in a highway. The number of persons issued with a PND for alcohol related behaviour offences in the Metropolitan and City of London police force areas, by age group, from 2004 to 2007 (latest available) are given in table 3. The PND Scheme was implemented in all 43 police force areas in England and Wales in 2004.

Information held centrally is not available at local authority area. Data have been given in the tables for Greater London, which includes the City of London and Metropolitan police force areas, in which the London borough of Bexley is situated.

Data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.

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Table 1: Number of persons cautioned for alcohol related behaviour offences( 1) in Greater London (including the Metropolitan and City of London police force areas), by age group, 2003 to 2007( 2,3,4)
Age	Total
2003
10 to 17	155
18 to 24	142
2004
10 to 17	103
18 to 24	102
2005
10 to 17	26
18 to 24	87
2006
10 to 17	9
18 to 24	90
2007
10 to 17	1
18 to 24	141
(1) Includes offences under the: Licensing Act 1872 s.12; Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 ss.1(2)(3)(4) and 1A(2)(3)(4), 2(1)(2), 5B(2)(3), 5C(3)(4), 5D(2)(3), 6(2); Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 s. 1; Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 ss.12, 17, 25(3)(a)(b), 25(4)(5), 32; Criminal Justice Act 1967 s.91;
Licensing Act 1964 ss. 5C(5), 6, 6, 19, 28(3), 34, 36, 39(1)(2)(3)(4), 45, 48, 51(4), 53, 59(1)(a)(b), 71(4), 72, 84, 85(2), 89, 155(1)(a), 157(1)(a)(b), 157(1)(b), 159, 160,(1)(a)(b), 161(1)(2), 162, 163, 164(1)(2), 165, 166(1)(a)(b), 167, 168A, 168(1)(2), 169A, 169B, 169C(1)(2)(3), 169E(1), 169F, 169G, 170, 171A(1), 172, 172A, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A(6), 179B(5)(6), 179E(8), 1791-1(2), 181A(1)(2)(3), 183(1)(2)(3), 184, 185, 186, 187(3)(4), 188, 193(7) Sch.8 Appendix C s. 6, Appendix D; Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 s. 1; Licensing Act 2003 ss. 33, 40, 41, 46, 49, 56, 57, 59, 82, 83, 93, 94, 96, 108, 109, 123, 127, 128, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 147A, 148, 149(1)(3)(4)(7(a)(b), 150(1)(2), 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 165, 168, 179, 197, Sch.8 paras 1 and 22; Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 ss. 11, 27; Road Traffic Act 1991 s. 3; Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 ss. 7(2), 8, 9(1)(4), 10; Town Police Clauses Act 1847 ss. 35, 61; London Hackney Carriage Act 1843 s.28; Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s.101(1)(a)(b), (4) and (5); Licensing Act 1902 ss.2, 6(2)(a)(b); Similar provisions in Local Acts; Road Traffic Act ss.4(1)(2) s.5(1)(a)(b), s.6(4), s.7(6); Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 3A, 7A as added by Police Reform Act 2002 s.56, Transport and Works Act 1992 S.31A as added by Police Reform Act 2002 s.52; Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 s.3 [Sch. Para. 2, 3(a)(b), 4(1)(2)(3), 5, 6, 7, 8(2), 9(2)]; Licensing Act 1988 s. 17,18; Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, s. 19; Children and Young Persons Act 1933 s. 5; Criminal Justice Act 1996 s. 6. (2) The cautions statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence. (3) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and final warnings. These figures have been included in the totals. (4) 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: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis Unit

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Table 2: Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for alcohol related behaviour offences( 1) in Greater London (including the Metropolitan and City of London police force areas), by age group, 2003 to 2007( 2,3)
Police force area
Age	Total
2003
10 to 17	219
18 to 24	3,244
2004
10 to 17	187
18 to 24	2,763
2005
10 to 17	151
18 to 24	2,730
2006
10 to 17	92
18 to 24	2,807
2007
10 to 17	127
18 to 24	2,600
(1) Includes offences under the: Licensing Act 1872 s.12; Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 ss.1(2)(3)(4) and 1A(2)(3)(4), 2(1)(2), 5B(2)(3), 5C(3)(4), 5D(2)(3), 6(2); Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 s. 1;
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 ss.12, 17, 25(3)(a)(b), 25(4)(5), 32; Criminal Justice Act 1967 s.91; Licensing Act 1964 ss. 5C(5), 6, 6, 19, 28(3), 34, 36, 39(1)(2)(3)(4), 45, 48, 51(4), 53, 59(1)(a)(b), 71(4), 72, 84, 85(2), 89, 155(1)(a), 157(1)(a)(b), 157(1)(b), 159, 160,(1)(a)(b), 161(1)(2), 162, 163, 164(1)(2), 165, 166(1)(a)(b), 167, 168A, 168(1)(2), 169A, 169B, 169C(1)(2)(3), 169E(1), 169F, 169G, 170, 171A(1), 172, 172A, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A(6), 179B(5)(6), 179E(8), 1791-1(2), 181A(1)(2)(3), 183(1)(2)(3), 184, 185, 186, 187(3)(4), 188, 193(7) Sch.8 Appendix C s. 6, Appendix D; Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 s.1; Licensing Act 2003 ss. 33, 40, 41, 46, 49, 56, 57, 59, 82, 83, 93, 94, 96, 108, 109, 123, 127, 128, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 147A, 148, 149(1)(3)(4)(7(a)(b), 150(1)(2), 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 165, 168, 179, 197, Sch.8 paras 1 and 22; Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 ss. 11,27; Road Traffic Act 1991 s. 3; Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 ss. 7(2), 8, 9(1)(4), 10; Town Police Clauses Act 1847 ss. 35, 61; London Hackney Carriage Act 1843 s.28; Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s.101(1)(a)(b), (4) and (5); Licensing Act 1902 ss.2, 6(2)(a)(b); Similar provisions in Local Acts; Road Traffic Act ss.4(1)(2) s.5(1)(a)(b), s.6(4), s.7(6); Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 3A, 7A as added by Police Reform Act 2002 s.56, Transport and Works Act 1992 S.31A as added by Police Reform Act 2002 s.52; Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 s.3 [Sch. Para. 2, 3(a)(b), 4(1)(2)(3), 5, 6, 7, 8(2), 9(2)]; Licensing Act 1988 s. 17, 18; Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, s. 19; Children and Young Persons Act 1933 s. 5; Criminal Justice Act 1996 s. 6. (2)These data are on the principal offence basis. (3) 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: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis Unit

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