HC Deb 13 May 2004 vol 421 cc562-3W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) anti-social behaviour orders, (b) curfew orders and (c) other measures have been used to ban individuals from railway stations without intent to travel in each year since 1997. [171904]

Ms Blears

(a) Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs)—Introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act (1998) ASBOs have been available to the courts since 1 April 1999. The statistical database does not identify the type of restriction imposed on orders.

(b) Curfew Orders—It is not possible from the information collected centrally to identify the individual requirements of Curfew Orders imposed at magistrate's courts and the Crown Court.

(c) Other measures—British Transport Police advise that it is their policy to ask for extended conditions to keep offenders of the railway when a Football Banning Order (FBO) is applied for. Currently there are 30 subjects whose FBO has conditions stopping persons from travelling upon the railway.

Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued against businesses in each of the last five years, broken down by region. [172427]

Ms Blears

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) cannot be made against businesses, they can only be made against named individuals.