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Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases involving the import of drugs were (a) successfully prosecuted, (b) summarily dismissed by the court and (c) unsuccessfully prosecuted in the last year. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Peter Kilfoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c429-30W; 160372

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd April, Official Report, column 154W, on tax credit fraud, if he will break down by (a) type of offence involved and (b) occupational group, the (i) penalties and (ii) prosecutions. - Includes tables and fact that disproportionate...

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 April 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 3 April 2001, Official Report, column 154W, on tax credit fraud, if he will break down by (a) type of offence involved and (b) occupational group, the (i) penalties and (ii) prosecutions. [157873] Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 10 April 2001]: Information on penalties is available only for the most recent 164 cases. Prior to that date, the information was held clerically and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information as to the occupation group is not routinely collected and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The primary reason for applying penalties in each of the 164 cases is given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Penalties Number Undeclared partner 60 Earnings from self-employment understated 25 Undeclared job 24 Other undeclared income 2 Undeclared or understated savings 21 Undeclared land or property 10 Working insufficient hours 11 False claim for child 5 False claim for child care costs 2 Other 4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Since my reply of 3 April 2001 there has been one additional prosecution in respect of Working Families Tax Credit, bringing the total to 16. The offences are given in the following table. The total number of offences is more than 16 as some individuals are prosecuted for more than one offence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Offences Number False accounting 9 Theft 6 Going equipped to cheat 2 Conspiracy 2 Fraud 2 Deception 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The occupation groups of the 16 individuals are given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Occupation groups Number Managerial and administrators 2 Associate professional and technical occupations 1 Clerical and secretarial occupations 3 Personal and protective services 3 Sales occupations 2 Unemployed 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

157873; 368 c426-7W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the number of illegal animal movements occurring each week and the numbers of foot and mouth outbreaks caused by such movements; how many farmers have been prosecuted for the illegal movement of animals; and how...

Asked by

Jon Owen Jones (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c466W;368 c467W; 157557;157558

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons have been arrested for stealing cars in each Northern Ireland police district in each of the past five years; and how many have been (a) successfully prosecuted and (b) sentenced to a non-custodial sentence. - Disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

160290; 368 c508W;368 c510-2W

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for racially-aggravated offences have been taken up by the Crown Prosecution Service; in how many cases the defendant was (a) convicted and (b) acquitted; and how many cases the Crown Prosecution Service did not pursue. - Inc figures and ref to CPS...

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

160999; 368 c315W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people, broken down by type of drug, were (a) cautioned, (b) proceeded against in a magistrate's court and (c) tried at the Crown Court for possession of a proscribed drug in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998, (iv)...

Asked by

Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c332-3W; 160740

House

House of Commons

Programme motion,Rep and 3R*:International Criminal Court Bill (HL) 2000/01

International Criminal Court Bill (HL).Debate on programme motion (no 2) for remaining proceedings agreed to on division (238 to 90). Report stage. Third reading (formal).Agreed to on division (220 to 73). Passed.

Lead member

John Battle

Answering member

Cheryl Gillan

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c305-52

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were successfully prosecuted for (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit fraud in each local authority in the latest year for which records are available. - The information has been placed in Library. (Dep 01/765).

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c91W; 158687

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals were charged with public order offences arising from events in and around Lurgan on (a) 10th July, (b) 11th July, (c) 12th July, (d) 13th July, (e) 14th July and (f) 15th July 2000; what the result of...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 April 2001

For answer on

8 May 2001

Answered on

8 May 2001

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals were charged with public order offences arising from events in and around Lurgan on (a) 10 July, (b) 11 July, (c) 12 July, (d) 13 July, (e) 14 July and (f) 15 July 2000; what the result of those prosecutions was; and what the breakdown by perceived community origin of those charged and convicted is. [158737] Mr. Ingram: Charges relating to public order offences in Lurgan sub-division during July 2000 are set out in the table. Charges relating to public order offences in Lurgan sub-division during July 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Number charged Convicted Pending Withdrawn Loyalist 10 July 1 -- -- 1 11 July 6 {1}3 {2}2 1 12 July 1 -- -- 1 13 July -- -- -- -- 14 July -- -- -- -- 15 July -- -- -- -- Republican 10 July -- -- -- -- 11 July -- -- -- -- 12 July -- -- {3}3 -- 13 July -- -- -- -- 14 July -- -- -- -- 15 July -- -- -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} 3 " Convictions: (a) Sentenced in absence and bench warrant issued. (b) Adjourned for pre-sentence reports. (c) Convicted of riotous behaviour--fined £250; Convicted of resisting police--fined £100. {2} Awaiting trial. {3} Cases with Director of Public Prosecutions awaiting direction.

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c46W;368 c46-7W; 158737

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 in (a) 2000 and (b) the period to April 2001; and if he will make a statement. - Including figure. (Holding answer 26 April...

Asked by

Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 May 2001

Reference

159441; 367 c682W

House

House of Commons

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

What is the estimated cost of the 2001 census, and what is their estimate of the accuracy of the head-count provided by the 1991 census; and how many prosecutions were launched for failure to complete the 1991 census; and what steps were taken to evaluate the costs and benefits of...

Asked by

Lord Lipsey (Labour)

Answering body

Office for National Statistics

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2001

Reference

624 c260WA; HL 1819;HL 1822;HL 1823;HL 1824

House

House of Lords

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

What expenditure has been incurred in each year so far under the War Crimes Act 1991 in pursuing alleged war criminals; and what police manpower is currently engaged on the inquiries. [HL 1884]. - Inc table. (In library ad Dep 01/819).

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2001

Reference

HL 1884; 624 c257-8WA

House

House of Lords

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, when the trials of those accused of serious offences arising from Northumbria Police's Operation Rose will be restarted; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Peter Atkinson (Conservative)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

30 April 2001

Answered on

30 April 2001

Mr. Peter Atkinson: To ask the Solicitor-General when the trials of those accused of serious offences arising from Northumbria police's Operation Rose will be restarted; and if he will make a statement. [159529] The Solicitor-General: Operation Rose is a large scale investigation by Northumbria police into allegations of historic physical and sexual abuse made by former residents of local authority care homes in the counties of Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, dating back to the 1960s. Operation Rose began in 1997, and the first prosecution was brought in the same year. The first trial of an Operation Rose case took place at Newcastle Crown court in 1998. Thereafter, Operation Rose continued, in a number of distinct phases, throughout 1998, 1999 and 2000. The investigation is now almost complete, and there have been a number of prosecutions during this period. So far, 27 defendants have been charged with various offences. Nine separate Crown court trials have taken place within the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 March 2001 and one retrial has taken place. Of the 27 defendants prosecuted, five have been found guilty, eight acquitted by a jury and two have been found not guilty at the direction of the judge. Indictments in respect of seven of the defendants have been stayed by the trial judge in three separate trials, two defendants have died awaiting trial and three defendants are to be tried later this year at Newcastle Crown court. Trial dates have been set for June and September 2001, in respect of two of the outstanding cases, and it is anticipated that the trial of the final case will take place before the end of the year, although a firm date has yet to be fixed. No further prosecutions are anticipated at this time.

Date

30 April 2001

Reference

159529; 367 c448-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the average level of fine imposed on parents for allowing their child to truant. - Inc figures and fact that full details on the average level of fine are not collated centrally and...

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2001

Reference

158842; 367 c479W

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

1st supplementary on increasing the penalties for drivers without insurance.

Asked by

Lord Hoyle (Labour)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

624 c1224-5

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

Answered by

Lord Whitty (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

624 c1224-5

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

Answered by

Lord Whitty (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

624 c1224-5

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

What steps they are taking to ensure that every vehicle owner has a valid motor insurance policy. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Hoyle (Labour)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

624 c1224-5

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers he has to prevent the trafficking of women and girls in to the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation and prostitution; and what action is being taken at international level to combat such exploitation. - (Holding answer 10 April...

Asked by

Bill Tynan (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 April 2001

For answer on

23 April 2001

Answered on

23 April 2001

Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers he has to prevent the trafficking of women and girls in to the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation and prostitution; and what action is being taken at international level to combat such exploitation. [157527] Mrs. Roche: [holding answer 10 April 2001]: The Sex Offences Review recommended to Government in "Setting the Boundaries" that there should be a specific new offence of trafficking for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation for reward. The Government are considering that recommendation in the light of the responses to the report. The Home Office is also co-ordinating a wide range of work by various Government Departments in relation to establishing trafficking offences. These measures support and supplement work being done internationally both in the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN). The United Kingdom has already signed the UN Protocol on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children; and is taking part in discussions within the EU on proposals to establish common offences and penalties in relation to preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, paying particular attention to the sexual exploitation of women and children. The EU funded STOP programme exists to encourage, support and reinforce practical co-operation to tackle trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation in children. The International Organisation for Migration, of which the United Kingdom is a full member, is also engaged on work in this field. Apart from prosecution for other offences, traffickers who attempt to facilitate the illegal entry of their victims may be prosecuted for the offence of facilitation which now carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. Alternatively, or in addition, such traffickers who are also foreign nationals may also be refused leave to enter the United Kingdom. Apart from prosecuting traffickers, the National Crime Squad, National Criminal Intelligence Service, Immigration Service, Police and Europol are all actively involved in the gathering and dissemination of intelligence on trafficking and people smuggling. This work has been co-ordinated through a multi-agency taskforce entitled Project Reflex. The establishment of a network of Immigration Liaison Officers at strategic locations will further facilitate the exchange of information. The announcement by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in his reply to my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Shona McIsaac) on 5 April 2001, Official Report, column 256W, of an additional £90 million over three years to combat organised crime includes an additional £22.5 million in support of Project Reflex. This new money will enable further work to be carried out to combat trafficking and people smuggling, including the establishment of a joint team drawn from the National Crime Squad and Immigration Service. The EU is working closely together, drawing upon existing co-operation, to tackle the criminals responsible for this horrific trade.

Date

23 April 2001

Reference

157527; 367 c131-2W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure that employers do not unlawfully discriminate when using the statutory defence against prosecution under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. (Code of practice in Library Dep 01/618). - Includes fact that...

Asked by

Andrew Miller (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 April 2001

For answer on

10 April 2001

Answered on

10 April 2001

Mr. Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure that employers do not unlawfully discriminate when using the statutory defence against prosecution under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. [158180] Mrs. Roche: Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 ("the 1996 Act") allows for the prosecution of employers who knowingly employ individuals without permission to work in the United Kingdom. A statutory defence against prosecution is available which requires that the employer obtain a copy of a document showing that the individual is entitled to take work. There were concerns that, in seeking to avail themselves of this defence, employers were unlawfully discriminating by making more checks on job applicants than the defence in Section 8 requires or by targeting checks on racial grounds. That is why we undertook, in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, to issue a Code of Practice to employers on how to avoid racial discrimination when seeking to apply the defence. In the light of that commitment the Government have prepared a Code of Practice that sets out the responsibilities of employers under the Race Relations Act 1976 and the 1996 Act and describes how employers can use the statutory defence in a way that avoids racial discrimination. In preparing the draft Code of Practice and summary, we consulted the Commission for Racial Equality, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and a number of other organisations. We propose that this Code of Practice should come into force on 2 May. We plan to distribute copies to interested organisations, together with a summary, which should ensure that all employers can easily understand their responsibilities in avoiding racial discrimination. A copy of the code of practice has been placed in the Library.

Legislation

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

158180; 366 c551W

House

House of Commons

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