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Identity Cards

Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Minister took the decision to extend the scope of the Manchester area identity cards pilot scheme. [308692]

Meg Hillier: In a written ministerial statement on 30 June 2009, Official Report, column 12WS, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary announced plans to extend the initial coverage of identity cards from Greater Manchester to other locations in the North West of England from early in 2010. In a further written ministerial statement on 15 December 2009, Official Report, column 112WS, I confirmed the plans for this next phase of the roll out.


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National Identity Register

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what suppliers there are under the Identity Card and National Identity Register's framework agreement. [312177]

Meg Hillier: The suppliers that are included in the Strategic Supplier Framework agreement for the National Identity Service are:

EDS was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2008.

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which public bodies personal data held on the National Identity Register may be provided. [312375]


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Meg Hillier: The Identity Cards Act 2006, and secondary legislation made under the Act, sets out who may be provided with information from an individual's entry on the register and under what circumstances. In particular, the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information without Consent) Regulations 2009, and the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009 prescribe the Government Departments and public authorities that currently may be provided with information without the consent of the individual.

National Mobile Phone Crime Unit

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what expenditure the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (NMPCU) incurred in each year since 2003; and how many people were employed by NMPCU in each such year. [312080]

Alan Johnson: The information requested is presented in the following tables.

Staff levels each year for the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit
Rank 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Police officers

Detective Supt

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

Detective Chief Inspector

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

Inspector

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

Detective Inspector

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

Police Sergeant

2

3

2

1

1

1

1

Detective Sergeant

3

2

2

4

3

4

4

Police Constable

6

10

9

8

6

7

6

Detective Constable

3

4

6

8

8

7

6

Total officers

16

22

23

25

22

23

20

Police staff

Band B

-

2

2

2

2

1

1

Band C

-

0

0

0

0

1

1

Band D

-

1

2

2

2

2

2

Band E

-

6

6

7

8

8

6

Total police staff

0

9

10

11

12

12

10


Expenditure details for National Mobile Phone Crime Unit
£

 Sep 2003 to Mar 2004 Apr 2004 to Mar 2005 Apr 2005 to Mar 2006 Apr 2006 to Mar 2007 Apr 2007 to Mar 2008 Apr 2008 to Mar 2009 Apr 2009 to Dec 2009

Police pay

349,541.55

1,146,792.23

1,076,007.78

1,418,737.52

1,400,876.62

1,525,640.93

1,049,766.19

Police staff pay

0.00

310,923.78

373,443.50

432,484.45

460,430.83

418,733.49

349,001.96

Police overtime

92,668.68

104,297.93

297,447.39

311,103.39

194,432.31

143,850.16

85,845.93

Police staff overtime

0.00

14,079.99

13,822.91

5,401.03

5,724.65

5,808.46

16,138.46

Training budget

2,350.00

8,109.51

20,972.36

44,803.14

33,085.12

50,500.61

0.00

Transport costs

40,528.19

161,247.36

118,975.37

140,727.15

111,637.60

134,786.15

64,649.54

Supplies and services

242,433.73

294,993.60

210,887.91

236,618.22

231,842.91

229,709.90

136,375.13

Total spent

727,522.15

2,040,444.40

2,111,557.22

2,589,874.90

2,438,030.04

2,509,029.70

1,701,777.21


Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the minimum standards of investigation for mobile telephone crime referred to on the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit are. [312106]

Alan Johnson: The National Mobile Phone Crime Unit acts as a co-ordinator between industry, police and other law enforcement agencies.

There is a good practice guide concerning all aspects of mobile phone crime that is disseminated to Forces in England and Wales. This guide is available to every police force in England and Wales. The NMPCU advise that their guidance on investigation covers a wide range of topics, from how to identify stolen phones and how to obtain forensic information from them, to prisoners' property and property found in searches.


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Forces have received training and have an appointed single point of contact (SPOC) who liaises with NMPCU and can enlist tailored assistance from them as and when the Force considers it to be necessary.

Passports: Biometrics

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2009, Official Report, column 416W, on passports: fees and charges on which date fingerprint biometric passports will be introduced. [311766]

Alan Johnson: While a precise date has not yet been set, we plan to start issuing fingerprint biometric passports from 2012, so that every adult who decides to apply for a British passport will be offered the choice of being issued with a fingerprint biometric passport or a fingerprint biometric identity card or both documents all on a voluntary basis.

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