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Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from each ethnic minority had a profile stored on the National DNA Database on 1 January 2010. [317153]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The National DNA Database (NDNAD) does not hold self-reported ethnicity data, however, it does hold data on the "ethnic appearance" of persons who have a DNA profile on the database. The ethnic appearance data have six broad ethnic categories plus "unknown". They are based on the judgment of the police officer taking the sample and are recorded for police intelligence purposes to assist in subsequent identification.
The following table shows the number of DNA profiles on the NDNAD added by English and Welsh police forces, broken down by ethnic appearance, as at 31 December 2009. "Unknown" means that no ethnic appearance was recorded by the officer taking the sample.
The number of profiles held is not the same as the number of individuals. This is because some profiles are replicates-i.e. more than one profile is held for one individual. This may occur if, for example, an individual gives different names, or different versions of their name, on separate arrests. As at 31 December 2009, it was estimated that 13.9 per cent. of the subject profiles held on the entire NDNAD were replicates. As the replication rate is calculated across the entire database, it is not possible to apply it to the number of profiles of each ethnic appearance group to provide the number of individuals in that group.
The data presented are based on a snapshot of the NDNAD as at 31 December 2009. The data on the NDNAD are constantly changing as records are added and removed, hence the figures are a snapshot of contents at a single point in time. The data are management information and have not been formally assessed for compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
| Ethnic appearance | Subject profiles |
Domestic Violence
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the incidence of domestic violence in England and Wales in each of the last 30 years; if he will make it his policy to record domestic violence incidents as a separate crime category; and if he will make a statement. [317962]
Mr. Alan Campbell: There are two sources of data on domestic violence from the British Crime Survey. Estimates of the number of incidents of domestic violence from the face-to-face section of the survey are available from 1981 to 2008-09 and can be found in this table:
Because of the nature of these offences, more reliable estimates of domestic violence come from the self-completion section of the survey, but these are only available from 2004-05 onwards. We also only report on the prevalence of domestic violence from the self-completion section, not the incidence. Trends in the prevalence of domestic violence from 2004-05 to 2008-09 can be found in Table 3.06 here:
The issue of making domestic violence a criminal offence was discussed during the Safety and Justice consultation which led to the introduction of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004. The Government believe that the range of existing criminal legislation, coupled with the definition of domestic violence, is sufficient to ensure the maximum discretion in selecting appropriate criminal charges. CPS also flag all domestic violence related crimes.
Driving Under Influence: Young People
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs by 16 to 24-years-olds there were in Milton Keynes in each of the last five years. [313950]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Statistics on the number of offences recorded for 'causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs' are collected however no details are collected on the age of the offender. The offence classifications within the Police Recorded Crime series are defined by statute. No details on the victim or offender are collected unless specified in the wording of the offence classification. There are a number of sexual offences where this applies; ie sexual assault on a male aged 13 and over or rape of a female child under 13.
Drugs: Crime
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 344W, on drugs: crime, what the equivalent figures are for 2008. [315008]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Information provided by the Ministry of Justice, showing the number of cautions given for possession of a controlled drug, by class, England and Wales, 1997 to 2008 (latest available), can be viewed in Table 1. The number given for possession with intent to supply can be viewed in Table 2.
| Table 1: Number of offenders cautioned for possession of a controlled drug, by class, England and Wales, 1997 to 2008( 1,2,3,4) | |||
| Class A | Class B | Class C | |
| Table 2: Number of offenders cautioned for possession with intent to supply a controlled drug, by class, England and Wales, 1997 to 2008( 1,2,3,4) | |||
| Class A | Class B | Class C | |
| (1) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Cannabis was reclassified in January 2004 to a class C drug. From 1997-2004 the class B category includes cannabis; from 2005-08 cannabis is included in class C. (4) Since April 2004 the police may issue an adult offender with a cannabis warning for simple possession of cannabis. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice | |||
Entry Clearances
Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of time was to (a) process a visa application and (b) despatch an approved passport following approval of a visa in the last year for which figures are available. [315360]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 5 February 2010]: The global average processing time for all visa applications in calendar year 2009 was 13.6 working days. We are unable to provide an average time for despatching a passport to an applicant following a decision to issue a visa. This information is not available from our central records.
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from each country who were classified as having (a) low and (b) higher level English language skills overstayed in the UK following admittance under tier 4 of the points-based immigration system in the latest period for which figures are available. [316371]
Alan Johnson: The UK Border Agency does not hold records on the level of English language skills held by those granted entry to the country under tier 4 of the points based system. It is the responsibility of the tier 4 sponsor to assess the student's ability to follow a course of study; this includes checking the student's English language ability.
Entry Clearances: Bexley
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visitors' visas were sponsored by residents of the London Borough of Bexley in the last three years. [317362]
Mr. Woolas: While sponsor details are kept on individual visa application records, we are unable to accurately identify from central records all applications that have been sponsored by residents of any particular borough.
Entry Clearances: Eastern Europe
Keith Vaz:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visa officers were employed in (a) Tirana, (b) Kiev and (c) Chisinau in
(i) each of the last three years and (ii) 2010 on the latest date for which figures are available. [318016]
Mr. Woolas: The number of entry clearance officers employed at our visa sections in Tirana, Kiev and Chisinau since 2007 have been as follows:
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