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Wednesday 24 February 2010
Civil Law Reform Bill
Question
To ask the Leader of the House what consultation was undertaken regarding the decision for pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Civil Law Reform Bill to be carried out by the Justice Committee in the House of Commons rather than by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament. [HL2070]
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon): I wrote to the Chairman of Committees in the Lords after the Queen's Speech in November 2009 setting out the draft Bills to be published in the current Session. That letter was put to the Lords Liaison Committee at its December meeting. There were no bids from the usual channels for a Joint Committee on this draft Bill.
The Leader of the House of Commons at the same time wrote to the Chairman of the House of Commons Liaison Committee. After discussions, the chairman of that committee indicated that the Justice Committee would undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Civil Law Reform Bill.
Community Cohesion
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been allocated to each Government Office to promote community cohesion in 2010-11; and what portion of that funding has been already allocated. [HL1968]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton): No funding has been allocated directly to Government Offices in the Regions specifically for promoting community cohesion. It is for each Government Office to decide how it uses resources in pursuance of all strands of government policy in the region.
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Questions
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) exclusion notices, and (b) restriction notices, have been made under Section 22 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 in each year since the provision came into force. [HL2021]
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham): The figures year by year for notices of exclusions made under Section 22 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
There were two notices of restrictions during 2007 by entitled persons under Section 22 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many restrictions on dogs under (a) Section 23(1), and (b) Section 23(2), of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 have been made in each year since the provisions came into force. [HL2022]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The figures year by year for restrictions made excluding dogs under Section 23(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, at the discretion of the land owner from any land consisting of moor managed for the breeding and shooting of grouse, are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
The figures year by year for restrictions made excluding dogs under Section 23(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, at the discretion of the land owner in connection with lambing, are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many directions for exclusions and restrictions under (a) Section 25 (1)(a), and (b) Section 25(1)(b), of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 have been made in each year since the provisions came into force; and how many were made for an indefinite period. [HL2024]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The figures year by year for directions made to exclude access for fire prevention reasons under Section 25(1)(a) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
These were all made for an indefinite period.
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The figures year by year for directions made to exclude access for public safety reasons under Section 25(1)(b) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
Of these, five were made for an indefinite period.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many directions for exclusions and restrictions have been made under Section 26 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 in each year since the provision came into force; and how many have been made for an indefinite period. [HL2025]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The figures year by year for directions made to exclude or restrict access for nature conservation reasons under Section 26 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 are as follows:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
Of these, 12 were made for an indefinite period.
No directions have been made to exclude or restrict access for heritage preservation reasons under Section 26 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many directions for exclusions and restrictions have been made under Section 28 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 in each year since the provision came into force; and how many were made for an indefinite period. [HL2026]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The figures year by year for directions made to exclude access for defence or
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 to date |
These were all made for an indefinite period.
Crime: Burglary
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many burglaries occurred in each of the past 10 years according to (a) the British Crime Survey, and (b) Police Recorded Crime Statistics. [HL2054]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead): The attached tables show the standard breakdowns of burglary incidents presented in Home Office statistical bulletins.
The British Crime Survey (BCS) is the best guide to long-term trends as it has had a consistent methodology over time and includes crimes that are not reported to or recorded by the police. However, incidents as measured by the BCS are estimates based on a survey and cover only domestic burglary. Figures are provided for the number of incidents of burglary between 1999 and the 2008-09 BCS (Table 1) for all available survey years; a 42 per cent fall in the number of incidents over this period.
Police recorded crime incidents of burglary are also provided, for every year between 1999-00 and 2008-09 (tables 2 and 3). Recorded crime figures produce whole counts of crime that are recorded by the police but are affected by changes in levels of reporting to the police, police activity and recording practices. Police recorded crime statistics were affected by the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002; hence it is not possible to directly compare figures prior to 2002-03 with those for later years. Recorded crime figures include burglaries that occur not only in domestic properties, but also in commercial or other properties.
| Trends in BCS incidents of burglary from 1999 to 2008/09 | ||||||||||
| Numbers' (000s) with percentage change and statistical significance of change2 | BCS | |||||||||
- 1. BCS figures are survey estimates which are surrounded by a margin of error; the latest estimate is 744,000 incidents of burglary from the 2008-09 BCS, but the actual figure would lie between 680,000 and 808,000 incidents.
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