§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much the game licence system has cost to administer for(a) game shooters and (b) game dealers in each year since 1992; [24991]
(2) how many game licences have been issued to (a) game shooters and (b) game dealers in each year since 1992; [24989]
(3) what was the net revenue from the system of licences for (a) game shooters and (b) game dealers in each year since 1992. [24990]
§ Mr. George HowarthInformation on the number of game licences sold in England and Wales by type, and the gross revenue, is as follows:
will not attempt to retrieve the drugs or make physical contact with the suspect. Prisoners are subject to rub down or strip searches before leaving the visits area.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times illegal drugs have been found(a) within Chelmsford Prison and (b) in the visitors area of the prison in each of the last five years; and if he will list the types of illegal drugs that have been found. [25289]
§ Mr. George HowarthAccurate records of occasions when drugs have been found at Chelmsford Prison are available for 1996 and 1997 only. Details are listed in the tables.
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Number Drug finds in the prison during 1996 Cannabis 47 Opiate 11 Cocaine 2 Amphetamine 3 LSD 0 Methadone 0 Drug finds in the visitors area during 1996 Cannabis 11 Opiate 0 Cocaine 0 Amphetamine 0 LSD 0 Methadone 0 Total drag finds in 1996 73
Number Drug finds in the prison during 1997 Cannabis 73 Opiate 7 Cocaine 0 Amphetamine 4 LSD 0 Methadone 0 Drug finds in the visitors area during 1997 Cannabis 11 Opiates 2 Cocaine 0 Amphetamine 0 LSD 1 Methadone 1 Total drug finds in 1997 99
1 January 1996 1 May 1996 1 January 1997 1 May 1997 1 January 1998 (a) Asylum (i) Applications awaiting initial decision Average waiting time in months for applications decided1: 69,650 67,730 57,405 54,020 51,795 Pre-1993 Act applications 40.9 42.6 47.5 51.2 56.1 Post-1993 Act applications 9.3 10.3 12.4 13.1 14.2 (ii) Appeals Awaiting determination2 11,890 15,415 21,000 24,350 24,625 Average waiting time in months for appeals determined3 6.3 7.9 9.5 10.4 10.3 (b) Citizenship Applications awaiting decision4 46,708 45,167 58,596 61,212 74,328 Average waiting time for applications granted5 Naturalisations 13.8 14.7 15.4 15.6 19.4 Registrations 5.8 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.9 (c) Staff posts in IND6 5,265 5,327.8 5,348.9 5,282.9 5,077.7 1 Average of the preceding six months. 2 Adjudicator and tribunal asylum appeals. 3 Adjudicator asylum appeals only; average of the preceding six months. 4 As recorded on the Nationality Directorate computer system. 5 In the preceding months. 6 Full-time equivalents.