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(b) They were designated as such in a circular letter published by HEFCE in June 2006 (http://www.hefce.ac. uk/pubs/circlets/2006/c117_06/). The programme was reviewed in 2008 (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2008/08_38/).
(c) To date, HEFCE has allocated £130,000 to develop a programme of work to support Islamic studies courses since the subject's designation as strategic.
(d) HEFCE published a report in February 2008-(http://www.hefee.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2008/08 09/), which summarises the characteristics of Islamic studies provision, at higher education level, within the UK between 2002-03 and 2005-06 and the students that undertake such courses.
The data provide only an incomplete picture of the range and scope of Islamic studies provision in the UK. There are two main reasons for this:
data returned to HESA by universities allow us to identify students studying named Islamic studies courses but not those studying other courses with some Islamic studies content; andstudents undertaking courses or programmes in Islamic studies may be reported as undertaking theology and religious studies; international relations; area studies; or sociology-in fact, Islamic studies can be found, and studied, within the broad range of disciplines and approaches in the social sciences and humanities.| Table: Headcounts of students recorded on Islamic studies programmes | ||||||
| Level of qualification aim | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Community Sentences
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many community sentences with a mental health treatment order were issued in each region of England in each of the last three years. [HL5141]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach): The table below shows the number of mental health treatment requirements made under community orders and suspended sentence orders which commenced under probation service supervision in each region of England in each year since 2006.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||
| Region | Community Order | Suspended Sentence Order | Community Order | Suspended Sentence Order | Community Order | Suspended Sentence Order |
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Compensation
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the judicial guidelines in Northern Ireland in relation to compensation maintain the differences in the amounts considered appropriate for payment in Northern Ireland, and England and Wales; and whether they will make the two sets of guidelines the same. [HL5193]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach): The judicial guidelines on the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases are based on the value of awards made by juries in Northern Ireland up until July 1987. The guidelines are published by the Northern Ireland Judicial Studies Board which has no plans to align them with the equivalent guidelines in England and Wales although they are kept under regular review. The guidelines were last revised in 2007 and a copy of these has been placed in the Library.
Counterterrorism
Questions
Asked by Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government what primary counter-terrorism legislation has been enacted since 1997; and what statutory instruments the Home Office has issued since 1997, consequent on the provisions of counter-terrorism legislation enacted since then. [HL5118]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead): Since 2000 the following primary counterterrorism legislation has been enacted:
The Terrorism Act 2000The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (only partly to do with terrorism)The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005The Terrorism Act 2006The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.And the following Home Office statutory instruments have been issued: Terrorism Act 2000:2007/2184-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 20072007/1285-The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 20072007/207-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Business in the Regulated Sector) Order2006/2299-The Proscribed Organisations (Applications for Deproscription etc.) Regulations 20062006/2290-The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act 1998 Proceedings) Rules 20062006/2016-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2006 006/1919-The Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 20062006/1330-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Revised Code of Practice for the Identification of Persons by Police Officers) (Northern Ireland) Order 20062005/2892-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2005005/350-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2005004/431-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 20042003/1100-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003003/427-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 20032002/2724-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 20022002/21-41-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Cessation of Effect of Section 76) Order 20022002/365-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 20022001/3927-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Enforcement of External Orders) Order 20012001/1261-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 20012001/159-The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Audio Recording of Interviews) Order 20012001/127-The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act Proceedings) Rules 20012001/107-The Proscribed Organisations (Applications for Deproscription) Regulations 200121 July 2009 : Column WA313
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005:
2007/706-The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections one to 9) Order 20072006/512-The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections one to 9) Order 2006The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections one to 9) Order 2008, made 3 March 2008The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections one to 9) Order 2009, made 5 March 2009The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008, made 23 December 2008The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009, made 19 January 2009The Counter-Terrorism Act (Commencement No.3) Order 2009, made 18 June 2009The Counter-Terrorism Act (Commencement No.4) Order 2009-due to come into force on 1 October 2009Information relating to legislation prior to 2000 can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
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Asked by Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government what unclassified contracts the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism has entered into since its inception. [HL5119]
Lord West of Spithead: Since its inception, OSCT has entered into more than 2,500 contracts, many of which relate to the everyday procurement of goods and services supporting the delivery of business including small stationery orders, employment of temporary agency staff and accommodation costs. We do not always summarise the nature of the contract on the central IT record and would have to work through locally held records to identify, collate and present those contracts deemed unclassified.
This could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.
Asked by Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government what unclassified surveys or reports have been commissioned by the Home Office into the Government's counter-terrorism efforts since 2007. [HL5120]
Lord West of Spithead: Most of the reports that the Home Office has produced or commissioned into the Government's counterterrorism efforts since 2007 have been classified. However, the Government's strategy for countering international terrorism-CONTEST-provides a detailed and unclassified account of our counterterrorism efforts. The revised CONTEST strategy was published on 24 March 2009 and is available on the Home Office website.
As well as this, the Research Information and Communications Unit (RICU) undertook a piece of research called Counter Terrorism Message Testing, which is a qualitative assessment of how government language is perceived by Muslim communities.
The Home Office also use opinion polling research to ensure we understand and measure public priorities, concerns and satisfaction with the vital services delivered by the Home Office, its agencies and partners. The questions on the public's view of: the level of threat from terrorism; level of confidence in the way government are reducing the risk; and how open and honest we are in the way we communicate about the threat are asked as part of this survey.
Along with other evidence, opinion polling helps to inform policy development and our corporate strategy, and to make sure front-line services are accountable, responsive and effective. Polling also helps ensure communication campaigns are targeted where they will have most impact and value, so taxpayers' money is well spent.
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