HC Deb 26 February 1990 vol 168 cc25-6W
Sir George Young

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what responses he has received to the consultation paper on the new section 16 grant regime of the Housing and Planning Act 1986; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Chope

The proposals outlined in the consultation paper were generally welcomed by respondents although some views were expressed about the expected local authority contribution and the level of su4pport for ongoing training. I have carefully considered the representations made. I can see no reason to depart from the recommendations of the review committee.

(a) Isis House
Instances of IO attending police stations Offenders interviewed at police stations Calls cleared by telephone Number IO available
1989
January 156 196 118 4
February 164 240 147 11
March 169 226 131 14
April 183 256 117 18
May 119 181 126 4
June 127 190 90 1
July 164 265 141 17
August 138 190 126 11
September 104 164 137 18
October 165 218 130 7
November 145 215 116 7
December 119 164 120 5
1990
January 133 177 146 2

(b) ISIU, Harmondsworth
Calls from the police1 Number of immigration officers available
1989
January 174 0
February 202 0
March 188 0
April 185 0
May 175 0
June 182 5
July 193 7
August 212 4
September 180 1
October 185 3
November 220 1
December 187 2
1990
January 272 2
1 Enquiries cleared by telephone are not recorded separately and before November 1989 only the number of calls received was recorded —not the number of offenders; thereafter 1 call logged= 1 potential offender.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each month since January 1989 how many immigration offenders were identified as a result of police call-outs at(a) Isis house and (b) ISIU Harmondsworth.

Bids for promotion grant are now being invited from secondary agencies, and tenant groups wishing to apply for grant to develop a particular management option can now do so.