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Binge Drinking
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of anti-binge drinking campaigns. [191549]
Ms Blears: The Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign ran for eight consecutive weekends over the summer period. It was the first step in sending a strong signal that the irresponsible sale and consumption of alcohol will not be tolerated. The campaign provided a clear picture of where we need to focus our efforts and it made significant progress in supporting police and partners in making our streets safe. Data were captured in order to monitor the use of tactics and to establish a baseline for further work. The effectiveness of the campaign was also measured by feedback from participating areas and has been compiled in a 'Lessons Learned' document that will be published shortly.
Child Protection
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action is being taken to ensure that young children taken abroad are accounted for when their parents or guardians return to this country; and what checks are made. [193146]
Mr. Mullin: I have been asked to reply.
There are currently no routine checks in place to monitor the return of young children travelling overseas with their parents or guardians.
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Community Support Officers
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the figures from the evaluation of the Metropolitan Police Service's participation in the Community Support Officer detention power pilot were for (a) the average length of detentions, (b) the number of instances in which the 30 minute period was exceeded, (c) the number of instances in which the detainee had to be released because the time limit had been reached, (d) the outcome at the end of each detention and (e) the total number of times the power was used. [193888]
Ms Blears: The information is as follows:
(a) During the pilot, detentions were recorded in seven bands ranging from one to five minutes to over 30 minutes. The distribution was as follows:
| Duration (minutes) | number of detentions | percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 6–10 | 54 | 39.1 |
| 11–15 | 7 | 5.1 |
| 16–20 | 47 | 34.1 |
| 21–25 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 26–30 | 19 | 13.8 |
| 30 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Total | 138 | 100 |
(b) As shown in the table, the 30 minute period was exceeded in five cases.
(c) The detainees had to be released because the time limit was exceeded in two cases
(d) The outcomes at the end of each detention were as follows. There were 75 arrests by a police officer. 31 were released after the arrival of a police officer, 28 were released after giving a satisfactory name and address, two were released because the time limit had been reached and two absconded.
(e) The detention power was used 138 times during the pilot.
Correspondence
Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his Department will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Manchester, Central dated (a) 6 May, regarding Mr. O. K. A., ref PO5195/4, (b) 2 July, regarding Mr. A. O. ref PO7752/4, (c) 19 July, regarding Mr. A. T. ref T1078617 and (d) 3 August, regarding Ms. F. O. H., ref PO8969/4. [191371]
Mr. Browne: The information is as follows.
(d) My hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) replied to my hon. Friend's letter of 3 August on 11 October.
Council of Ministers
Sue Doughty:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a Written Ministerial Statement outlining the key points on the
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agenda for each of the Council of Ministers' meetings at which his Department is represented in advance of each meeting. [188187]
Caroline Flint: This is a useful suggestion and Her Majesty's Government will consider it further, in line with its policy of keeping Parliament better informed on EU business.
CPS
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many and what percentage of trials in Merseyside courts resulted in a conviction in the last year for which figures are available; [146248]
(2) how many and what percentage of (a) domestic violence and (b) homophobic crime trials in Merseyside courts resulted in a conviction in the last year for which figures are available. [146249]
Paul Goggins: The following table gives the number of defendants who were proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for all offences in the Merseyside Police Force area, 2002:
(14) These data are on the principal offence basis.
(15) Proportion of defendants proceeded against who were found guilty.
Offences involving domestic violence and homophobia are not identifiable on the Home Office Court Proceedings database as no specific statute covers such offences. Prosecutions brought might range from common assault to homicide depending on the level of violence, and as the circumstances of the offences for which prosecutions are brought are not collected centrally, offences involving domestic violence and homophobia cannot be distinguished from other offences within these categories.
Statistics for 2003 will be published on 18 November.
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Crime
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for antisocial behaviour in (a) Taunton and (b) Avon and Somerset Police Force area in each year since 2000. [193872]
Ms Blears: Information on convictions is available by offence, of which some may have involved antisocial behaviour. Such circumstances are not identified by the Home Office Court Proceedings database.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) drug offences, (b) thefts from vehicles and (c) burglaries were recorded in the last 12 months in Coventry, South. [192981]
Ms Blears: The latest available information relates to 2003–04 and is for the Coventry Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. There were 869 drug offences, 3,843 thefts from vehicles and 5,846 burglaries recorded by the police in the Coventry CDRP area.
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for The Home Department how many (a) violent crimes, (b) thefts from vehicles, (c) burglaries and (d) drug offences were recorded by the Metropolitan Police force for the last year for which figures are available. [191954]
Ms Blears: The information requested is given in the table.
| Number of offences | |
|---|---|
| Violent crimes | 237,028 |
| Theft from vehicles | 103,899 |
| Burglaries | 105,361 |
| Drug offences | 32,332 |
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of (a) burglary, (b) violent crime and (c) car crime was in (i) East Somerset District and (ii) Avon and Somerset in each year from 1992–93; and if he will make a statement. [191310]
Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables. Information is available for calendar years until 1997 and on a financial year basis thereafter. Information at the local level relates to the Somerset East Basic Command Unit and is available centrally only from 1999–2000. The statistics for burglary for this BCD are only available for burglary in a dwelling.
n/a = Not available.
(16) The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
(17) Expanded coverage and revised counting rules came into force from April 1998.
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(18) The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) crimes, (b) burglaries, (c) thefts and (d) vehicle-related crimes were reported to the police in (i) Yorkshire and the Humber, (ii) North Yorkshire and (iii) City of York in (A) 1979, (B) 1997 and (C) the most recent year for which figures are available. [191230]
Ms Blears: The available information is given in the following tables. Figures for the City of York relate to the York Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area and are only available for 2003–04.
n/a—Not available.
(19) Excluding vehicle-related crimes.
n/a—Not available.
(20) Excluding vehicle-related crimes.
(21) The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
(22) Excluding vehicle-related crimes.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of crimes reported to the police were cleared up in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) City of York in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. [191231]
Ms Blears:
The available information is given in the table. No information is currently available centrally for clear-ups for all offences in the York Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership.
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| 1997 1 | 2003–04 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber Region | 26 | 21 |
| North Yorkshire | 26 | 28 |
| York CDRP | n/a | n/a |
n/a—Not available.
(23) Figures for offences cleared up are affected by changes to the detections counting rules in 1998–99 and the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. The figures for the two years are therefore not directly comparable.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on CCTV in York since 1997. [191233]
Ms Blears: Since 1997, the Home Office has specifically provided the City of York with £228,000 for Close Circuit Television. This was as a result of Round Two of the Crime Reduction Programme.
Other years' crime reduction funding has been allocated directly to the local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and Basic Command Unit in York to finance a variety of interventions, including CCTV. Information about the allocation of that funding is not held centrally.
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