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Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
Ms Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcohol-related crimes were recorded as being committed by 16 to 24 years olds in (a) Northamptonshire, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England and Wales in each of the last three years. [308649]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The information requested is not available from the recorded crime statistics collected centrally by the Home Office. With the exception of the specific offence of 'causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs', it not possible to identify those offences which are alcohol-related. In addition, details of the age of the alleged offender are not collected centrally.
Animal Experiments: Wales
Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many infringements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Wales were recorded in 2008; and how many of those resulted in a prosecution. [306301]
Meg Hillier: During 2008 there was one infringements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 recorded for a designated establishment in Wales. It did not result in a prosecution.
Anti-Terrorism Control Orders
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have (a) been subject to a control order and (b) absconded (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad while subject to a control order since the implementation of such orders. [304022]
Mr. Hanson: As of 10 September 2009, the last date covered by the most recent written ministerial statement on control orders, 44 individuals had been subject to a control order.
Seven individuals have absconded from control orders, with the most recent abscond taking place in June 2007. One of the individuals who absconded subsequently turned himself in to the police.
In relation to the locations and status of these individuals, I would refer the hon. Member to written ministerial statements in relation to control orders published on 11 December 2006, 16 January 2007, 22 March 2007, 24 May 2007, 21 June 2007 (two statements), 17 September 2007 and 13 March 2008. These statements give as much information as we can provide about the individuals concerned given the national security sensitivities of these cases and the need to avoid publishing any information that could lead to the identification of an individual who is subject to an anonymity order.
Arrests: Football
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to publish statistics relating to football-related arrests and banning orders for 2008-09. [302445]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Football-related arrest and banning order statistics for the 2008-09 football season were published on 22 December 2009.
Asylum
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps he has taken to reduce the asylum backlog; whether any additional staff have been assigned to this task in the last three months; and if he will make a statement. [306627]
Mr. Woolas: Lin Homer updated the Home Affairs Select Committee on 19 October 2009 on steps the UK Border Agency has taken to reduce the asylum backlog. Lin Homer will provide a further update to the Committee in January 2010.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has set a timetable for the consideration of the backlog of non-Arab Darfuri asylum claims in respect of the new Operation Guidance Note on Sudan. [307094]
Mr. Woolas: The backlog of asylum claims from Darfuris will be considered in line with existing priorities as set out by the Case Resolution Directorate. All cases will be dealt with on their own individual merits and in accordance with these priorities.
British Nationality: Assessments
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the benefits to migrants to the UK of the use of citizenship tests. [303810]
Mr. Woolas: We consider citizenship tests to be an important element in helping people to integrate into their wider community in the UK. Passing the citizenship test ensures that migrants have an understanding of life in the UK and the requisite skills, including English, to allow them to fully integrate. Preparing for the test gives applicants the practical knowledge needed to live in the UK and to take part in society.
The consultation document "Earning the Right to Stay-A New Points Test for Citizenship", published in August 2009, set out proposals for changes to the test process and outlined how a two stage citizenship test might fit within the new system for earned citizenship set out in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
The consultation closed on 26 October and responses are being analysed.
Chief Scientific Adviser
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions he has met (a) the Government chief scientific adviser and (b) his Department's chief scientific adviser in the course of his official duties in the last 12 months. [303960]
Meg Hillier [holding answer 7 December 2009]: In the last 12 months the Home Secretary has had one discussion with the Government chief scientific adviser over a specific policy issue, in addition to meeting frequently at the Home Secretary's Weekly Security meetings.
In the last 12 months the Home Secretary has met the Home Office chief scientific adviser on seven occasions to discuss specific policy issues. This is in addition to meeting frequently at the Home Secretary's Weekly Security meetings and meeting at the National Crime Reduction Board.
Crime
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many crimes were recorded (a) in total and (b) per capita in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each year since 1997; [306645]
(2) how many recorded incidents of robbery there were (a) in total and (b) per head in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each year since 1997. [306646]
Mr. Hanson [holding answer 14 December 2009]: The available information relates to offences recorded by the police and the number of offences and rates per 1,000 population are given in the following tables. Rates per 1,000 population is the usual method of presenting these data.
| Table 1: Offences recorded by the police-1997 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| Area and numbers | All offences | Robbery |
| Table 3: Offences recorded by the police-2002-03 to 2008-09 | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |||||
| Area and numbers | All offences | Robbery | All offences | Robbery | All offences | Robbery | All offences | Robbery |
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||
| Area and numbers | All offences | Robbery | All offences | Robbery | All offences | Robbery |
| Note: The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. | ||||||
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