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UK Border Agency: Telephone Services
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many telephone calls the UK Border Agency helpline has received in the last 12 months. [299574]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what periods of time the UK Border Agency helpline has been out of order in the last 12 months; and what the estimate is of the number of calls that were not answered as a result. [299575]
Mr. Woolas: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Vetting: Young People
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people under the age of 18 years have been the subject of a Criminal Records Bureau check in each year since 2002. [294625]
Meg Hillier: The total volume of applications made for Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks by people under the age of 18 since the Bureau's inception in 2002 is 730,164.
Warehouse Parties: Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal raves have taken place in the Milton Keynes local authority area in each of the last five years; and how many (a) crimes and (b) accidents were reported in conjunction with such events. [299184]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Wriiten Questions: Government Responses
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to answer Question 295742, on stolen vehicles, tabled on 21 October 2009. [299076]
Mr. Alan Campbell: I replied to the hon. Lady on 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 340W.
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to respond to Question 295744, on tracking devices, tabled on 21 October 2009 for answer on 26 October. [299077]
Mr. Alan Campbell: I replied to the hon. Lady on 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 334W.
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to answer Question 295745, on car parking, tabled on 21 October 2009. [298984]
Mr. Alan Campbell: I replied to the hon. Lady on 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 335W.
Young Offenders: Alcoholic Drinks
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people under the age of 18 years have been arrested for alcohol-related acts of disorder or violence in each of the last five years. [299689]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Young Offenders: Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of each category were committed by young people aged (a) under 16 and (b) between 16 and 18 years in the Milton Keynes local authority area in each of the last five years. [299185]
Mr. Hanson: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Young Offenders: Sexual Offences
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were subject to indefinite notification requirements for sexual offences committed when they were under the age of 18 years in each year since 2000. [294149]
Alan Johnson: The information requested can be proved only at disproportionate cost.
Children, Schools and Families
Building Schools for the Future
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what involvement there has been of parents of children with disabilities or special educational needs in reviewing the criteria for school newbuilds under Building Schools for the Future. [299722]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will consider using independent disability experts to review and monitor current and future Building Schools for the Future new build proposals. [299723]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he has had with Partnership for Schools on the effectiveness of his Department's guidance for adaptations for children with disabilities and special educational needs in implementation of the Building Schools for the Future programme. [299724]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he has had with disability groups nationally on their input to school design and access issues under the Building Schools for the Future programme. [299726]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many school new build proposals under the Building Schools for the Future programme have been subject to revision to take account of design and access issues for children with disabilities and special educational needs. [299727]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Building Schools for the Future Programme
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities have received no funding under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement. [299037]
Mr. Coaker: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Child Protection Orders
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children who were the subject of legal proceedings were the subject of child protection orders on the latest date for which figures are available. [288316]
Dawn Primarolo: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what directives have been given to staff of the London areas of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service on attending local authority planning meetings in respect of care proceedings. [297335]
Dawn Primarolo: In July 2009 the President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter, issued Interim Guidance to the family courts about the handling of cases, including care proceedings To reflect this, CAFCASS has issued revised Operating Priorities for the period covered by the Interim Guidance (October 2009 to March 2010) to all its staff. In London, guidance has been issued to staff in support of the President's Interim Guidance and the London Family Courts Guidance, issued in October 2009 by the London Designated Family Judge, Mr. Justice Altman. In line with previous practice, the guidance states that
"Guardians are not expected to attend all Local Authority meetings".
A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Libraries.
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service: Finance
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has allocated to the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service in each of the last three years; and for what purposes. [297029]
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the budget of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service was in each of the last three years. [297450]
Dawn Primarolo: CAFCASS's budget for 2007/08 was £107,133,000. On top of this, CAFCASS received funding for additional activities, namely £80,000 for ContactPoint and £1,500,000 for Family Contact Services.
CAFCASS funding was set for three years as part of the comprehensive spending review 2007 for 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11. Re-profiling of this budget has since taken place to reflect the high level of demand, particularly in public law cases. CAFCASS overall budget for the three year CSR period has not changed as a result of this re-profiling. In 2009/10 CAFCASS have received an additional £2.54 million to strengthen their capacity to offer support to children who are the subject of care proceedings. This includes £1.6 million for the London region where demand has been highest. In
2008/09 and 2009/10 CAFCASS received funding for additional activities as well, namely ContactPoint and Family Contact Services.
| CAFCASS funding CSR 2007 | |||
| 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | |
Children in Care
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children in each of the last five years have been taken into alternative care as a result of an assessment of the level of their parents' income. [292525]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 185W.
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the likely effect on expenditure of local authorities in England of any increase in the number of children removed from families for their own safety or welfare. [298661]
Dawn Primarolo: Local circumstances vary substantially and local authorities with their Children's Trust partners are best placed to judge how best to allocate resources to ensure all children receive the protection they need.
In May 2009, the Government announced £57.8 million new investment to support "The protection of children in England: action plan-The Government's response to Lord Laming", as part of a wider £130 million package to support social work reform. This investment will help increase the capacity of the system to respond to demands. In addition, expenditure on looked-after children increased by 44 per cent. in real terms between 2000-01 and 2007-08. During this period, the number of children looked after remained broadly stable.
The Government are monitoring the number of care order applications and other indicators carefully and working with local government partners to monitor the implications for local children's services.
Children in Care: Remand in Custody
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many former relevant children, as defined in the Government's guidance on Children (Leaving Care), there are in custody. [295833]
Dawn Primarolo: The Department is responsible for provision for care leavers.
A 'former relevant child' is a young person aged 18+ (i.e. legally adult) who was either a looked-after child before reaching legal adulthood or a child who had left care after the age of 16 but before the age of 18, who
would be entitled to continuing leaving care support from their responsible local authority.
The following link is to the Statistical First Release "Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2009":
Table G1 shows the accommodation outcomes of care leavers now aged 19 years old and who were looked after in their 17(th) year and provides information about those who were in custody. This table can be found in the first excel link labelled "(England Summary tables, included within PDF file)".
Children: Carers
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many households in North East Milton Keynes constituency a child under the age of 18 fulfils the role of a carer for a disabled parent. [299638]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
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