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Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prosecutions were brought against public house licensees for serving alcohol to minors in each local authority area within the ceremonial county of Hampshire in each of the last five years; and how many such public houses closed after the licensee was convicted in such cases; [286282]
(2) how many prosecutions were brought against retail store licensees for serving alcohol to minors in each local authority area within the ceremonial county of Hampshire in each of the last five years. [286428]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Information showing the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for 'selling alcohol to persons under 18' in the Hampshire police force area 2003 to 2007 (latest available) is contained in the table. Information held centrally cannot be broken down to local authority area.
It is not possible to differentiate between sales on and off premises in the court proceedings database or to identify which premises closed after being convicted of the above offence.
2008 data will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were (a) issued and (b) breached in each police force area in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008; and when he plans to publish qualitative analysis of the impact and effectiveness of each type of anti-social behaviour intervention. [288860]
Mr. Alan Campbell [holding answer 21 July 2009]: Data on the number of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) issued and breached in England and Wales are available up 31 December 2007. The number of ASBOs issued during 2007 and the number proven in court to have been breached at least once during 2007 (latest available) is shown in the table. It is important to note that many of the breaches counted in this table will have arisen due to ASBOs issued in years prior to 2007.
The Home Office has commissioned two pieces of work evaluating interventions to tackle antisocial behaviour. These are:
Research to examine local variations in the use of antisocial behaviour interventions. This was the first step to developing further work into the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to tackling antisocial behaviour. The findings of this study are due to be published in autumn 2009; and
An evaluation of the comparative effectiveness of interventions to address anti-social behaviour. Results from this evaluation are due in 2010.
Three independent reports have confirmed that our approach to tackling antisocial behaviour is working. The National Audit Office (NAO) reported that two thirds of people stop committing ASB after one intervention, rising to nine out of 10 after three interventions. Many of these were warning letters and antisocial behaviour contracts which are voluntary measures.
Antisocial Behaviour: Southampton
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders issued against people in each age category are in force in (a) Test Valley borough and (b) the City of Southampton. [288407]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The latest available published data on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued covers the period 1 April 1999 to 31 December 2007 and are not available below Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level.
The number of ASBOs issued at all courts in the Hampshire Criminal Justice System area to young people (defined as being aged 10 to 17 at the date of appearance in court) and adults (defined as being aged 18 or over at the date of appearance in court) is 199 and 226 respectively. In addition, there were five ASBOs issued to persons whose age was not reported.
ASBOs can be of a fixed duration (for a minimum of two years) or made until further order. It is therefore not possible to determine from centrally collected data how many ASBOs are in force at a particular point in time.
Asylum
Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy asylum cases have been resolved since July 2006. [287779]
Mr. Woolas: In her update to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Lin Homer, the UK Border Agency Chief Executive, has stated that 197,500 older asylum cases have been resolved, up to 31 May 2009. The Case Resolution Directorate have made good progress and remain committed and on track to conclude these cases by summer 2011.
Asylum Seekers: Detention of Children
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been detained at immigration detention centres in each location in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the average period of detention was. [289141]
Mr. Woolas: The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Asylum: Families
Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications made by those under the age of 18 years and resident in their country of origin to join their parents who (a) have been granted refugee status, (b) have been granted humanitarian protection, (c) have been granted discretionary leave to remain and (d) are awaiting a decision on their immigration application in the UK have been accepted in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [286941]
Mr. Woolas: The number of visas issued to overseas nationals under the age of 18 in the Family Reunion category in each of the financial years 2004-05 to 2008-09 is shown in the following table. The Family Reunion category comprises dependents of (a) those granted refugee status before 2005 and (b) those granted refugee status and humanitarian protection after 2005, but such dependents are not recorded separately by the UK Border Agency.
| Financial year | Family reunion visa issue |
There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for entry clearance to dependents of (c) those granted discretionary leave to remain before they have obtained indefinite leave to remain, or (d) those awaiting a decision on their application for leave to remain on the basis of their claim for asylum.
Bichard Inquiry
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in implementing the Bichard Inquiry; what steps still require to be implemented; and when implementation is expected to be completed. [287913]
Mr. Hanson: Good progress has been made in implementing Sir Michael Bichard's recommendations. 22 of the 31 recommendations are now substantially delivered. The Government remain committed to implementation and action continues under various strands of work.
Much of this ongoing work relates to the larger, more complex projects within the Bichard programme. These include transmitting court results direct to the Police National Computer, delivering the IMPACT Programme to strengthen national police intelligence sharing capabilities, taking account of broader developments in identity management and establishing the Independent Safeguarding Authority to administer the new Vetting and Barring Scheme. All these projects are expected to be completed or to have made further substantial progress by the end of 2010.
Biometrics
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the error rate of face recognition systems installed at points of entry by the UK Border Agency. [288517]
Alan Johnson: Automated Clearance Systems (ACS) are currently in use at Manchester and Stansted airports. They are being independently monitored for the UK Border Agency, as well as by the Home Office Scientific Development Branch.
The system can reliably pick out impostors and even distinguish between identical twins. The face matching system uses statistically based algorithms and error
rates are in line with system specifications. The system is monitored by UKBA officers, who will examine any passengers rejected by the gate, as well as carrying out random manual checks.
Borders: Patrol Craft
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many patrol boats of each type (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the UK Border Agency have operated in each of the last 10 years; and for what purpose. [288545]
Alan Johnson: HM Customs and Excise, HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency have operated five offshore patrol ships in the years stated.
These are interdiction vessels, conducting intelligence-led operations.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Royal Navy has taken on any (a) functions and (b) operations previously conducted by vessels of HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency. [288546]
Alan Johnson: HM Customs and Excise, HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency have all operated offshore patrols and operations with other organisations, including the Royal Navy.
The UK Border Agency's maritime branch can call on the military for support and protection at a time of operational need. In the same way, maritime branch has supported the military during major operations and for boarding expertise.
No direct transfer of roles has taken place.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vessels were (a) intercepted and (b) boarded by crew from vessels of HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency in UK territorial waters in each of the last 10 years. [288548]
Alan Johnson: The combined number of interceptions and boardings of vessels made by HM Customs and Excise, HM Revenue and Customs, and the UK Border Agency in the last 10 years are as follows:
| Financial year | Number of interceptions and boardings |
It is not possible to break these figures down further.
These figures are based on locally collated management information and as such are subject to change and do not form part of national published statistics.
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