HC Deb 14 May 2004 vol 421 cc601-2W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many representations the Department has received from citizens advice bureaux about shortages of the Department's leaflets and forms in each year since 1997. [172603]

Mr. Sutcliffe

I am not aware that the Department has received any representations from citizens advice bureaux specifically about shortages of the Department's leaflets and forms.

Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the(a) leaflets and (b) forms supplied by the Department to citizens advice bureaux; and how many of each leaflet were printed in the last 12 months. [172604]

Mr. Sutcliffe

The Department's publications are listed on its website: www.dti.gov.uk/publications. The Department does not produce leaflets and forms specifically for citizens advice bureaux.

Persons1 proceeded against for offences relating to air weapons, England and Wales 1998 to 2002
Offence description Statute 1998 1999 20002 2001 2002
Possession of air weapon with intent to endanger life Firearms Act, 1968 Section 16 35 29 27 35 32
Using air weapons or imitation air weapon to resist

arrest

 Firearms Act, 1968 Section 17(1) 1 4 1 — —
Possessing air weapon or imitation air weapon at time

of committing or being arrested for an offence specified in schedule 1 of the act

 Firearms Act, 1968 Section 17(2) 34 35 47 11 32
Possessing air weapon or imitation air weapon with

intent to commit an indictable offence or resist arrest

 Firearms Act. 1968 Section 18(1) 16 14 21 12 11
Possession of an air weapon or imitation air weapon with intent to cause fear of violence Firearms Act, 1968 Section 16A (as amended by

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1994

 136 141 154 120 127
Possession of an air weapon by persons previously

convicted of crime

 Firearms Act 1968 Section 21(4) as amended by

the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act

1994, Section 157 Sch. 8 part III

 73 73 51 54 57

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 11 March 2004, Official Report, column 1679W, which provides information on those organisations that ordered the largest number of publications for the year ending February 2004.