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Domestic Violence

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people reported incidents of domestic abuse in each of the last three years. [304223]

Mr. Alan Campbell: Information on how many incidents of domestic abuse are reported to the police is not centrally available because it is not possible to identify
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cases of domestic violence reported to and recorded by the police; such offences are not specifically defined by law and details of the individual circumstances of offences are not collected.

However, the British Crime Survey (BCS), which includes crimes not reported to the police, routinely provides information on the number of incidents of domestic violence in England and Wales; that is, violent incidents perpetrated by a partner, ex-partner or family member. The 2008-09 BCS estimates 293,000 incidents of domestic violence, 343,000 in the 2007-08 BCS and 407, 000 in the 2006-07 BCS (representing a statistically significant fall between 2006-07 BCS and 2008-09 BCS). Of these incidents, the proportion where the victim reported the incident to the police was 47 per cent. in the 2008-09 BCS, 40 per cent. in 2007-08 and 44 per cent. in 2006-07 (no statistically significant change in proportions).

Domestic Violence: Alcoholic Drinks

Mr. Touhig: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has made an assessment of a link between alcohol misuse and the incidence of domestic violence. [304207]

Mr. Alan Campbell: The British Crime Survey 2007-08 reports that 37 per cent. of domestic violence incidents involve offenders who are perceived to be under the influence of alcohol.

There are a number of Alcohol Arrest Referral schemes in operation which aim to reduce re-offending among people arrested for alcohol-related offences. People who are arrested on suspicion of alcohol-related domestic violence in AAR pilot areas may be referred to a domestic violence specialist adviser and encouraged to address their behaviour and the consequences of their unsafe drinking.

We will continue to work with our stakeholders to better understand the role that both alcohol and drugs play in contributing to incidents of domestic violence.

Driving Offences

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the Motoring Offence and Breath Test statistics for (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 will be published; and if he will make a statement. [303834]

Mr. Alan Campbell: Information on police action in relation to motoring offences, as well as breath tests conducted in 2008 will be published as a part of the Home Office Bulletin 'Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales 2008/09'. The bulletin is scheduled to be published in March 2010 and will be available on the Home Office RDS website at

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/police-powers.html

The publication date for the same bulletin covering 2009-10 data has yet to be agreed.

Entry Clearances

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many permits have been granted under (a) Tier 1 (general), (b) Tier 1 (post
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study entry), (c) Tier 2 (shortage occupation), (d) Tier 2 (intra-company transfer), (e) Tier 2 (resident labour market test), (f) Tier 4 (students) and (g) Tier 4 (working holiday makers) scheme in each month since they came into operation. [302154]

Mr. Woolas [holding answer 30 November 2009]: The following tables provide detail of the numbers of in-country grants of leave to remain and out of country visas issued under (a) Tier 1 (General), (b) Tier 1 (Post Study Work), (d) Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer), (f)
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Tier 4 (students) and (g) Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) in each month since they came into operation. Information relating to approved applications in shortage occupations (c), or for those jobs where a resident labour market test is required (e), is held on the UK Border Agency Sponsor IT System is available only at disproportionate costs.

The working holidaymaker scheme ended on 26 November 2008. A similar scheme Youth Mobility Scheme has been introduced within Tier 5 of the Points Based System. Figures for that scheme are as follows:

2008
	(a) Tier 1 (general)		(b) Tier 1 (post study)		(d) Tier 2 (ICT)		(f) Tier 4 (child)		(f) Tier 4 (general)		(g) Tier 5 (youth mobility)
	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC
March	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
April	603	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May	1,051	128	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
June	1,594	117	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
July	1,493	416	86	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
August	1,097	803	1,005	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
September	1,321	1,145	3,332	110	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	1,660	1,614	6,308	134	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	1,003	1,834	6,616	178	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
December	989	1,711	2,394	206	11	47	-	-	-	-	-	372

2009
	(a) Tier 1 (general)		(b) Tier 1 (post study)		(d) Tier 2 (ICT)		(f) Tier 4 (child)		(f) Tier 4 (general)		(g) Tier 5 (youth mobility)
	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC	IC	OOC
March	639	2,281	2,051	319	185	1,002	-	-	-	-	-	1,890
April	1,025	2,024	4,556	375	503	1,461	-	-	-	-	-	1,560
May	2,491	2,376	4,553	372	573	1,893	15	-	-	-	-	3,306
June	3,205	1,864	1,857	298	478	1,756	367	37	-	957	-	1,169
July	2,079	1,078	751	338	585	1,745	694	77	3	4,386	-	2,896
August	446	785	198	379	831	2,163	1,995	404	11	12,127	-	1,839
September	429	560	1,132	300	806	2,009	5,361	1,231	13	30,528	-	1,555
October	422	594	1,292	356	528	1,975	5,199	3,101	19	53,572	-	1,101
November	464	640	1,700	396	463	2,109	6,921	1,000	46	62,006	-	1,124
December	466	643	2,235	422	551	1,893	9,170	269	105	24,586	-	1,231
IC = In-country grants of leave to remain. OOC = Out-of-country visas issued. Note: The table is based on approved Main Applications only. This data is not provided under National Statistics protocols. It has been derived from local management information and is therefore provisional and subject to change.

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