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Immigration: Children
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children were detained for immigration purposes for (a) less than one week, (b) between one week and one month, (c) between one month and six months, (d) between six months and one year and (e) more than one year in each of the last five years. [289401]
Alan Johnson: The information is not held centrally recorded and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
National Statistics on children detained solely under Immigration Act powers on a snapshot basis are published quarterly. The information is published in Tables 9-11 of the Control of Immigration: Quarterly Statistical Summary, United Kingdom bulletins which are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:
Offences Against Children: Internet
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require internet service providers to block access to foreign websites identified as containing images of child abuse. [294210]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Government are very clear that the use of blocking to prevent access to these images is something that internet service providers should do, and are pleased with the support from providers, which has led to 98.6 per cent. of UK consumer broadband lines being covered by blocking of sites identified by the Internet Watch Foundation as containing such illegal images. The Government recognise the work of the internet industry in reaching this figure.
It remains our hope that the target of 100 per cent. of consumer-facing ISPs operating a blocking list will be achieved on a voluntary basis and we keep progress on the 100 per cent. target under review.
The IWF publishes a list of companies that take the list. It has plans for a self-certification system so that the public will be able to identify which companies are operating an effective blocking policy.
Police: Enfield
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community safety officers there were in Enfield North constituency in each year since 1997. [294190]
Mr. Hanson: Police personnel statistics are not collected by parliamentary constituency. Enfield is a basic command unit (BCU) within the Metropolitan police. Police personnel statistics were not collected at BCU level until 2002-03.
Data by police force area, with some breakdown by basic command unit (BCU) are National Statistics and are published annually in the Police Service Strength Statistical Bulletin, available on the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website and the House of Commons Library. The relevant weblinks for the current year's data and a table for the previous years' data for the BCU of Enfield are provided for my right hon. Friend's convenience.
Police: Injuries
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces have adopted the procedure on reviews of injury awards set out in Annex C to Home Office Circular 46/2004. [294160]
Alan Johnson: The information is not held centrally. It is for individual police authorities to decide whether to adopt Home Office guidance in relation to carrying out their statutory duties under the Police Injury Benefit Regulations.
Police: Leeds
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers in each year since 1997 and (b) police community support officers in each year since 2002 (i) were dismissed and (ii) resigned in Leeds North West constituency. [294295]
Mr. Hanson: Data on dismissals and resignations are not collected centrally at constituency level.
Police: Manpower
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in each police force in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [294012]
Mr. Hanson: The requested data are National Statistics and are published annually in the Police Service Strength Statistical Bulletin, available on the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website and the House of Commons Library. The relevant weblink and tables are provided for the member's convenience.
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