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Immigrants: Finance
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of the Regional Strategic Migration Partnership was in each region in each year since such partnerships have operated; and what estimate he has made of such costs in 2009-10. [305881]
Mr. Woolas: The funding for the Regional Strategic Migration Partnership for each region between 2007 and 2010 is set out in the following table:
We are unable to provide details of the specific enabling grant prior to 2007. Data could be provided only at disproportionate cost to the agency.
Immigration
Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of applications for a residence card as the spouse of an EEA national remained outstanding six months after the application was made in each quarter since 2007. [303649]
Mr. Woolas: This information is not available as the UK Border Agency's Case Information Database records all family members of EEA nationals who apply for residence cards in one category (EEA2).
Immigration Controls
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 948W, on immigration controls, for what reasons the verification service's management information system was not operating in February, March and April 2009; and what the operational cost of that service has been since November 2008. [303839]
Alan Johnson: The verification service did not operate in February and March because of necessary work to upgrade its security. The service resumed in April. The set up costs associated with the implementation of the IT infrastructure used by Teleperformance for these services was £165,123. Information about costs of the service is commercially sensitive and cannot be disclosed.
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which colleges have had their licences to sponsor students under Tier 4 of the points-based immigration system (a) revoked and (b) suspended. [305056]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 8 December 2009]: 14 colleges have had their Tier 4 sponsor licences revoked and 35 have had their sponsor licences suspended.
We cannot release specific details of the colleges suspended or revoked as this information is commercially sensitive.
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) of 5 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1139-40W, on immigration controls, what action has been taken in respect of the 280 students whose sponsor under Tier 4 had had their licence revoked or suspended up to 16 October 2009. [305057]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 8 December 2009]: The information requested could be obtained only by examination of individual case records.
In general terms, students studying at a college whose licence has been suspended, and not revoked, may continue their studies at that college providing they have valid leave. Students whose leave is about to expire must, as part of an application for leave to remain as a
student, show that they are enrolled on a course of study at a college which is on the register of Tier 4 sponsors.
Students studying at a college whose licence has been revoked will have their leave curtailed and are given 60 days to enrol at a college which is on the register of Tier 4 sponsors. If they fail to do so they are expected to leave the country.
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2009, Official Report, column 213W, on overseas students, when he expects the review of approval criteria to be completed; who is leading the review; and whether external organisations have been consulted as part of the review. [305088]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 8 December 2009]: I expect the review of approval criteria to be completed within the next 12 weeks. The UK Border Agency is leading on the review of the framework, working with Ofsted, and also taking comments from each of the currently approved accreditation bodies.
Independent Police Complaints Commission
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the turnover rate of staff of each grade employed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission was in the last six months; [306105]
(2) how many employees of each (a) sex and (b) age (i) entered and (ii) left employment of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each of the last six months. [306106]
Mr. Hanson: The Home Office does not hold this information. These are matters for the IPCC and they will write to the hon. Member direct.
Members: Correspondence
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood's letter of 28 July 2009 on the case of Rochelle Riley, reference B27707/9. [303203]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 1 December 2009]: In response to the letter of 28 July 2009, the Deputy Director for Economic and Family Migration in the London and South East Region wrote to my right hon. Friend on 27 November 2009.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter of 15 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M. Jilani. [303386]
Alan Johnson: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 8 December 2009.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter of 5 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs. Gul Bano. [303410]
Alan Johnson: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 9 December 2009.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 22 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton on Mr. Khalid Iqbal Choudhry. [305114]
Alan Johnson: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 8 December 2009.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 21 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton on Ms. S Saeed. [305115]
Alan Johnson: I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 2 December 2009.
Offenders
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prolific and priority offenders are targeted by police in (a) North Northamptonshire Basic Command Unit, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England. [306312]
Mr. Hanson: Two prolific and other priority offender schemes, Corby and Wellingborough, cover the four Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in the North Northamptonshire Basic Command Unit area. The most recent performance management data show that, as at June 2009, there were 66 prolific and other priority offenders in Corby and 54 in Wellingborough. The data show that there were 250 prolific and other priority offenders in Northamptonshire and 10,687 across England.
Police Community Support Officers: North Yorkshire
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget he has allocated for pump-priming the provision of community support officers in North Yorkshire in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [305848]
Mr. Hanson: Neighbourhood policing is central to improving public confidence that the police and local council are dealing with the crime and antisocial behaviour issues that matter in their area. Public confidence has increased from 45 per cent. in March 2008 to 50 per cent. in June 2009. Since 2002 we have invested heavily to ensure that there is now a Neighbourhood Policing team in every neighbourhood, including in total more than 13,500 warranted officers and 16,000 police community support officers (PCSOs).
During 2009-2010 we are providing £3.33 million to North Yorkshire Police Authority to help maintain 183 PCSOs. We will increase this provision by 2.7 per cent. to £3.42 million in 2010-11.
Police: Essex
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the costs of providing policing in Essex were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [305823]
Mr. Hanson: Total gross revenue expenditure by Essex police in the last three years was as follows:
| £ million | |
The Government provide annual grant to police authorities and it is for the Chief Constable and police authorities to make the best possible use of their resources.
In 2009-10 the general grant provided to Essex was £177.9 million. This was above the minimum 2.5 per cent. increase guaranteed to all forces. In 2010-11 the provisional settlement gives Essex police an increase of 2.9 per cent. in general grants.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many officers of each rank in Essex police have voluntarily ceased employment, excluding redundancy, since April 2009; [R] [306088]
(2) how many officials of each grade have voluntarily ceased employment, other than through redundancy, in Essex police authority since April 2009. [R] [306089]
Mr. Hanson: Data since April 2009 are unavailable until headline figures are published in July 2010. The available data for the financial year 2008-09 are given in the following table.
The Home Office does not collect data about officials of the police authority.
| Voluntary resignations and transfers for Essex police, 2008-09( 1) | ||
| Full-time equivalent | ||
| Rank | Transfers | Voluntary resignations (including probationers) |
| (1) Full-time equivalent figures provided that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items. (2) Special constable figures are given as headcount measures. | ||
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