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Home Department
Asylum
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Belarus, (c) Burma, (d) the People's Republic of China, (e) Colombia, (f) Cuba, (g) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (h) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (i) Iran, (j) Iraq, (k) Israel, (l) the Palestinian Territories, (m) Pakistan, (n) the Russian Federation, (o) Saudi Arabia, (p) Somalia, (q) Sudan, (r) Syria, (s) Turkmenistan, (t) Uzbekistan, (u) Vietnam and (v) Zimbabwe were (i) refused asylum and (ii) removed or voluntarily deported from the UK in each month in the third quarter of 2009. [304674]
Mr. Woolas: Table 1 shows the number of principal applicants refused asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave at initial decision and table 2 shows the number of removals and voluntary departures of principal asylum cases in the UK, in each month in the third quarter of 2009 for the requested nationalities.
Information on immigration and asylum are published annually and quarterly. Annual statistics and the latest statistics for Q3 2009 are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:
Crime: Nature Conservation
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what types of wildlife crime are dealt with by the National Wildlife Crime Unit. [308551]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The National Wildlife Crime Unit's priorities are currently:
Badger persecution;
Convention on the international trade in endangered species (CITES) issues including all five of CITES' current priorities;
Raptor (bird of prey) persecution including poisoning, egg theft, chick theft and nest disturbance or destruction;
Poaching, which includes deer, fish and hare coursing;
Bat persecution; and
Conservation of freshwater pearl mussels.
These priorities are identified on the basis of the conservation status and number of incidents.
The unit also collects data on the full range of wildlife crime incidents, from swan-related incidents to habitat destruction or illegal dog or cock fighting. If a particular
problem emerged, the unit would take steps to tackle it through analytical and operational support of the local police force(s).
DNA: Databases
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 21 October 2009, Official Report, column 1532W, on DNA: databases, how many profiles have been removed from the National DNA database by each police force in each month since 15 October 2009; and if he will make a statement. [309229]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Table 1 shows the number of subject profiles removed from the national DNA database under the Exceptional Case Procedure, i.e. following a request to the chief officer of the responsible police force from the person concerned, in each month from 16 October 2009 to 30 November 2009.
The table covers subject profiles from English and Welsh police forces and the British Transport police.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 21 October 2009, Official Report, column 1534W, on DNA: databases, how many new profiles have been added to the National DNA database by each police force in each month since 15 October 2009; and if he will make a statement. [309230]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The figures in Table 1 show the number of subject profiles added to the National DNA database (NDNAD) by English and Welsh police forces and British Transport police in each month between 16 October 2009 and 30 November 2009, broken down by the police force which took the sample.
The number of subject profiles held on the NDNAD is not the same as the number of individuals. A proportion of DNA profiles held on the NDNAD are replicates- that is, a profile for a person has been loaded on more than one occasion (this may be because the person gave different names, or different versions of their name, on separate arrests, or because of upgrading of profiles). It is currently estimated that 13.8 per cent. of subject profiles held on the NDNAD are replicates. The replication rate of 13.8 per cent. should only be applied over the entire database however, as the replication rate for individual police forces varies considerably. The presence of these replicate profiles on the NDNAD does not impact on the effectiveness and integrity of the database.
| Table 1: Subject profiles added to the NDNAD | ||
| Force | 16 to 31 October 2009 | 1 to 30 November 2009 |
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