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To ask the Solicitor General, what preliminary conclusions she has reached on the impact of the charging initiative of basing Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors in police stations; and if she will make a statement. - Inc list.

Asked by

Graham Allen (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196229; 426 c1703-4W;426 c1707-8W

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement on the Crown Prosecution Service's role in (a) collecting, (b) reviewing and (c) analysing data on which they bring prosecutions; and what measures are in place to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service fulfils this role. - It has...

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1705W;426 c1709W; 197444

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the impact that the involvement of the Crown Prosecution Service in the decision on whether or not to charge a person with an offence has had on the number of charges brought; and if she will make a statement;...

Asked by

Dominic Grieve (Conservative)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Dominic Grieve: To ask the Solicitor-General (1) what assessment she has made of the impact that the involvement of the Crown Prosecution Service in the decision on whether or not to charge a person with an offence has had on the number of charges brought; and if she will make a statement; [199148] (2) what assessment she has made of the impact on the number of cases listed at magistrates' courts for a first hearing resulting from Crown Prosecution Service involvement in the pre-charging process at police stations. [199149] The Solicitor-General: Crown Prosecution Service records indicate a gradual increase in the number and the proportion of decisions to charge a defendant over recent months. In April 2004, the CPS charged 1,436 defendants; 20.9 per cent. of all charging decisions made during the month. By October 2004, this had risen to 20,083 defendants or 54.7 per cent. of all charging decisions. Over the same period, the number of convictions in cases subject to a pre-charge decision has risen from 2,152 in April 2004 to 7,939 in October 2004. The efficiencies gained through CPS involvement in the decision to charge frees up the police to re-direct their efforts to the investigation and detection of more crime. Furthermore, cases in which the pre-charge decision is to take no further action are gradually replaced by cases that proceed to charge. CPS records include no indication of the number of cases listed at the magistrates' courts. However, they do show a rise in the number of guilty pleas entered at a first hearing in cases subject to a pre-charge decision, from 850 in April 2004 to 2,680 in October 2004. The charging initiative aims to increase the number of charged cases which proceed to a conviction by improving the quality of those cases, and increasing capacity by removing the number of cases which have no realistic prospect of conviction.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1705W;426 c1709W; 199148;199149

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were (a) arrested and (b) removed from the country as a result of enforcement operations conducted by the Immigration Service in 2003-04. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member...

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198907; 426 c2062W;426 c2068W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged with offences in each month since 1st July 2003. - It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Asked by

Dominic Grieve (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199150; 426 c2067W;426 c2073W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were (a) charged with public order offences, (b) arrested and (c) convicted arising out of disorder in the Ardoyne area on 12th July in each of the last three years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1744W;426 c1748W; 197470

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the number of instances of stop-and-search under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 has risen in Hampshire between 2001-02 and 2002-03; and how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions have resulted from these in...

Asked by

Julian Lewis (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 June 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason the number of instances of stop-and-search under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 has risen in Hampshire between 2001-02 and 2002-03; and how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions have resulted from these in connection with (i) terrorist-related and (ii) non- terrorist-related suspected offences. [177982] Ms Blears: [holding answer 17 June 2004]: The following table shows the statistics for section 44(1) and 44(2) stop and searches in Hampshire in 2001-02 and 2002-03. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001-02 2002-03 Vehicles/occupants 10 256 Pedestrians 2 38 Arrests 0 8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The statistics for charges and convictions are not cross-referenced with the searches and arrests for individual forces in this way and could be collated and verified only at disproportionate cost. Hampshire police force is best placed to supply operational analysis. Stop and searches increased across the country following 11 September 2001 as police forces tightened security around key sites.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2092W;426 c2098W; 177982

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Iranian Government regarding the arrest of Ms Mahboobeh Abbasgholizadeh on 1st November.

Asked by

John Grogan (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198779; 426 c1550W;426 c1553-4W

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What representations they intend to make to the Israeli government regarding the recent arrest of Mordechai Vanunu [HL 4996].

Asked by

Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

HL 4996; 666 c166-7WA

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

How many persons have been charged with illegal acts against (i) persons; and (ii) scientific and research establishments from the following organisations: (a) London Animal Action; (b) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; (c) Stop Primate Experiments at Cambridge; and (d) Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty. [HL 4913]. - Inc...

Asked by

Lord Mason of Barnsley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

HL 4913; 666 c139-40WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on the subject of the arrest of church leaders in Xinjiang Autonomous Region on 12th July.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198070; 426 c1331W;426 c1335W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the use of arresting officers in progressing arrests to charge; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Graham Allen (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

196234; 426 c1436W;426 c1440W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Chinese authorities on the situation of Pastor Goug Sheugliang of the South China Church and Mr Zhang Yurian.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198071; 426 c1331W;426 c1335W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for drug dealing offences were made in Bassetlaw in the last three years for which figures are available. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1083W;426 c1087W; 197740

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of arrests per day was for police officers in England and Wales in the six months (a) before and (b) after the commencement of the Charging Initiative of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Asked by

Graham Allen (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

196233; 426 c895W;426 c899W

House

House of Commons

ISRAEL'S NEW DETENTION OF MR VANUNU

That this House condemns the new detention on 11th November of Mordechai Vanunu on the alleged suspicion of passing on classified information on Israel's nuclear weapons programme to foreign journalists; notes that despite serving 18 years in jail for making public Israel's nuclear arsenal, on being released earlier this year...

Primary sponsor

Llew Smith (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

1919

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrestees in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside police authority area tested positive for category A and B drugs in each of the last four quarters for which figures are...

Asked by

David Davis (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 October 2004

For answer on

11 November 2004

Answered on

11 November 2004

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrestees in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside police authority area tested positive for category A and B drugs in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available. [194981] Caroline Flint: It is not possible to provide figures for the number of individuals testing positive at arrest for Class A or Class B drugs. However, the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 gave the police power to drug test arrestees once they are charged with a trigger offence. Data on the number of individuals testing positive at charge for opiates and/or cocaine and/or crack are available from three drug testing sites in Humberside police force, and are shown in table 1. There is no data available for the areas of Haltemprice, Howden and East Riding of Yorkshire as they are not currently drug testing sites. Table 1: Drug test results for opiates and/or cocaine/crack at Humberside police force--October 2003 to September 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of tests attempted Number of positive tests Proportion of tests that were positive (Percentage) October to December 2003 BCU: 446 180 40 Kingston upon Hull January to March 2004 BCU: 579 202 35 Kingston upon Hull April to June 2004 BCU: Kingston 721 205 28 upon Hull, North Lincs, North East Lincs July to September 2004 BCU: 809 246 30 Kingston upon Hull, North Lincs, North East Lincs _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

194981; 426 c888-90W;426 c892-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the number of prosecutions resulting from arrests under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. - Including table.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 October 2004

For answer on

11 November 2004

Answered on

11 November 2004

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the number of prosecutions resulting from arrests under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. [191541] Mr. Blunkett: Statistics on arrests, charges and prosecutions have recently been updated on the Home Office website. I think it would be useful to set out the full picture as follows. We are unable to provide figures for Section 41 in isolation. Police records show that from 11 September 2001 until 30 September 2004, 664 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. 118 of these were charged under the Act. Of these, 44 were also charged with offences under other legislation. 135 were charged under other legislation. This includes charges for terrorist offences that are already covered in general criminal law such as murder, grievous bodily harm and use of firearms or explosives. 17 Individuals have been convicted of offences under the Terrorism Act. The following table gives the outcome for those not covered previously: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Outcome Number Transferred to immigration authorities 55 On bail to return 21 Cautioned 7 Dealt with under mental health legislation 7 Awaiting extradition 1 Returned to Prison Service custody 1 Released without charge 315 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. At the time these figures were collated four individuals were not yet dealt with by police. There can be a number of reasons for the difference between the number of those arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the number of charges resulting from those arrests. For example, where an intelligence- led search of premises is made as part of an investigation, the police may find more than one person there. In these circumstances it is possible that a number of individuals could be arrested and subsequently released without charge because it is not clear at that stage which is the individual sought. This was envisaged when Parliament approved the legislation. Alternatively, if the search is for explosives for example, the police may well arrest all the individuals found on the premises and hold them for questioning to establish what connection they have with any materials found. Again, those subsequently found not to be involved would be released without charge. It will continue to be the case that some persons arrested under the Terrorism Act will not subsequently be charged under the Act but will be charged with offences such as murder, grievous bodily harm, use of firearms or explosives which are contained within other Acts. Home Office Research Development and Statistics publish a Command Paper and supplementary volumes of criminal statistics annually. A breakdown of prosecutions and convictions under the Terrorism Act 2000 for 2001 and 2002 are in the accompanying table. Figures for 2003 will not be available until later in the year. Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, England and Wales 2001 and 20021 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 2002 Offence description Statute Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty Relating to membership of Terrorism Act 2000, 3 -- 1 1 proscribed organisations Sec.11 Wearing any item of dress Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- in support of a proscribed Sec.13a organisation Wears, carries or displays Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- 1 1 any article in support of a Sec.13b proscribed organisation Contributions towards acts Terrorism Act 2000, 1 -- 8 1 of terrorism Secs.15-18 and 22 Failure to disclose Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- knowledge or suspicion of Sec.19 acts of terrorism Failure to leave a cordoned Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- 1 -- area immediately when Sec.36(1)(a) ordered to do so by a constable in uniform Failure to leave premises, Terrorism Act 2000 -- -- 1 -- which abut or are wholly or Sec.36(1)(b) partially within a cordoned area, immediately if ordered to do so by a constable in uniform Failure of driver or person Terrorism Act 2000 -- -- -- -- in charge of a vehicle Sec.36(c)(d)(e) which is in a cordoned area to immediately move the vehicle if ordered to do so by a constable in uniform Contravention or a Terrorism Act 2000 -- -- -- -- prohibition or restriction Sec.36(f) order made by a constable in uniform to a cordoned area Making any disclosure Terrorism Act 2000 -- -- -- -- likely to prejudice an Sec.39 investigation about acts of terrorism or failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism Failure to stop (Power to Terrorism Act 2000, 1 -- 1 -- stop and search vehicles Secs.43, 44 and and pedestrians) 47(1)(a)(b)(2) Wilful obstruction (Power Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- to stop and search vehicles Secs.43, 44 and and pedestrians) 47(1)(c) and (2) Failure to move vehicle Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- when ordered to do so by a Secs.48 and 51(2) constable in uniform, (vehicle had been permitted to remain at rest in contravention of any prohibition or restriction) Leaves a vehicle, or Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- permits a vehicle to remain Secs.48 and 51(1) at rest, on a road in contravention of a prohibition or restriction Provides instruction; Terrorism Act 2000, 1 -- 1 -- invites another to receive Sec.54 instruction in weapon training. Directing terrorist Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- 1 -- training Sec.56 Collect, record or Terrorism Act 2000 -- -- 3 1 possession of information Secs.57 and 58 or articles likely to be of use to Terrorists Failure to furnish Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- 1 -- information when required Sch.7(5)(a) and by examining officer (18) Failing to produce either a Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- valid passport or Sch.7(5)(b) and identifying document when (18) required by examining officer Failing to declare or Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- produce any relevant Sch.7(5)(c)(d) and documents when required by (18) examining officer Failing to submit to search Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- by examining officer or Sch.7(7)(8) and person acting on his/her (18) behalf Failing to complete and Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- 1 -- produce an embarkation card Sch.7(16) and (18) when required to by examining officer Wilfully obstructing a Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- constable in the execution Sch.5 Sec.36(1)(2) of his duty in a cordoned area Wilfully obstructing or Terrorism Act 2000, -- -- -- -- seeking to frustrate the Sch.5(1-3) object of a search in a cordoned area Total -- 6 -- 20 4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

Legislation

Terrorism Act 2000

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

191541; 426 c898-902W;426 c902-6W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been arrested and charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. - Including table and figures.

Asked by

Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

196178; 426 c924-5W;426 c928-9W

House

House of Commons

MORDECHAI VANUNU

That this House learns with horror of the aggressive re-arrest of Mordechai Vanunu from within the cathedral compound by the Israeli authorities on 11th November, at a time when the world is absorbing President Arafat's passing; recalls that since he was released after spending 18 years in prison he has...

Primary sponsor

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

1911

House

House of Commons

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