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Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 3 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Ejaz Haider. [299052]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 29 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Moudgal Sudhindra Gollahalli Venkatanarayaner. [299053]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 28 September 2009 on the case of Tuet Chun Teung, Ref: B35067/9. [299256]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister for Borders and Immigration will respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Canterbury of 20 May and 21 July 2009 on the gap entrant visa requirements. [299756]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister for Borders and Immigration will respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Canterbury of 15 June and 1 September 2009 on changes in visa requirements for academics. [299757]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 9 October 2009, on children in immigration detention centres. [299911]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 30 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Shafiq Ahmed. [300076]
Alan Johnson: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Prisia Joy Kalua. [300079]
Alan Johnson: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 29 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Frederick Opoku. [300080]
Alan Johnson: It has not been possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
National Identity Register
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer to Lord Stoddart of 14 October 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 26-27WA, on the National Identity Register, how many fingerprints (a) per person and (b) in total he expects to be stored on the National Identity Register from 2012. [299315]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not been possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to Lord Stoddart of 14 October 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 26-27WA, on the National Identity Register, what estimate has been made of the number of citizens who will have their fingerprints stored on the National Identity Register by 2022. [299316]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not been possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals are recorded on the National Identity Register. [299389]
Meg Hillier: It has not been possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
National Public Order Intelligence Unit
Mr. Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what definition of extremist is used in respect of compiling data on the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU); what forms of evidence gathered by forward intelligence teams are retained by the NPOIU; how many individuals are identifiable by spotter cards on the NPOIU database; and how many individual names are recorded on the NPOIU database. [298339]
Mr. Hanson: Domestic extremism refers to the crime and disorder committed by the small number of individuals and organised groups who are prepared to break the law in support of single-issue causes. It does not refer to views or opinions.
The National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU) collects information and intelligence so that the police can carry out threat and risk assessments to safeguard public safety, the right to peaceful protest, and to prevent crime and disorder. The data are also used to support the investigation of crimes that are carried out in furtherance of causes linked to protest activity.
The collection of intelligence by NPOIU is carried out in compliance with the relevant legislation which sets out the method and purpose for its collection, retention and dissemination.
Decisions to retain or dispose of information by the police service are carried out on a case by case basis, based on their assessment of the type and amount of information held on an individual and whether this is proportionate for policing purposes, and on risk-based decisions about public protection.
The use of spotter cards by local forces is a matter for local Chief Officers. Owing to the manner in which data are stored on the NPOIU database, which includes, for example, open source material such as newspaper articles, it is not possible for the police to provide an exact figure on how many names are referenced on the database. Information kept on any individuals would be dealt with under a Subject Access Request made under the Data Protection Act.
Offences Against Children: Internet
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are in place for the sharing of information on online images of child abuse with (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries. [298917]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is the reporting point for illegal images of child sexual abuse for the UK. If the reported images are found to be within the EU, the IWF will notify the relevant INHOPE Hotline in the country concerned, and will also inform the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). CEOP work closely with the Virtual Global Taskforce, and with the law enforcement agencies of other countries, to tackle such sites, and to arrest those responsible for them. If the country is outside the EU, but has an INHOPE hotline, the same process will apply.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the number of prosecutions for offences of viewing online images of child abuse which have not been pursued. [298918]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Home Office has not had any recent discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on this matter, but officials are in regular contact to ensure that where an issue arises it is addressed. The Government do not distinguish between images found on or offline, as the person is prosecuted for the offence, and not the medium through which that offence took place.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) guidance and (b) training has been provided to the police on the relationship between viewing images of child abuse online and child abuse. [298919]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre offers a range of training courses for professionals (mainly police officers but also others who work in child protection) designed to do two things. Firstly, to help delegates better understand the nature of sexual offending and secondly to impart the skills and knowledge that can better equip professionals to deal with the difficult and distressing nature of this crime. Many of CEOP's training courses are based on material gathered during investigations, and case studies of sex offenders interviewed by CEOP's dedicated Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU). CEOP also offers operational consultancy through its BAU to forces and child protection agencies across the UK.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much and what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated to tackling child abuse and the viewing of images of child abuse online in each of the last five years. [298920]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The Government set up the Child Protection and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in 2006 to help protect children online. They have tackled both those who abuse children and those who are trading in images of such abuse. Since 2006 the Government have provided funding for the centre of:
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In addition, chief constables have their normal policing budget which they are able to use on the priorities for their forces. Any decision on funding or staffing for child protection activity is a matter for the chief constables for their area.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further research he plans to undertake on the relationship between viewing images of child abuse online and child abuse. [299914]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not been possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Offensive Weapons: Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded crimes involving knives there were in the Milton Keynes area in each of the last five years. [299531]
Mr. Hanson: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Parenting Orders
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many parenting orders have been issued in (a) Doncaster, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England since their introduction; [298633]
(2) if he will issue guidance to local authorities and the police recommending that a parenting order should automatically be attached to an anti-social behaviour order or acceptable behaviour contract which is applied to a person under the age of 18 living at home. [298637]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Parenting orders were piloted between 30 September 1998 and 31 March 2000 and commenced in England and Wales in June 2000.
Data showing the breakdown by area for the period 30 September 1998 and 31 March 2000 are not available. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has since April 2000 collected the number of parenting orders by youth offending team (YOT) area, as reported to it by youth offending teams including education-related orders where the YOT has been involved. Since September 2004, the Department for Children, Schools and Families has collected data on the number of parenting orders in England related to non-attendance of children at school and exclusion from school at local authority level.
The number of parenting orders relating to crime or antisocial behaviour and those related to education as reported to the YJB in Doncaster YOT area; South Yorkshire; England, and England and Wales, are shown in the following table.
Plans to legislate for mandatory parenting orders when 10 to 15-year-olds breach their ASBO are contained in the crime and policing Bill. The implementation of such legislation would require detailed guidance to be prepared in advance for all applicant authorities for parenting orders.
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