§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the costs to the Metropolitan Police, in each of the last five years, of policing demonstrations about hunting. [93471]
§ Kate HoeyThe Commissioner has provided the following information on costs to the Metropolitan Police for policing demonstrations about hunting:
£ Year Cost 1994 46,408 1995 Nil 1996 8,808 1997 97,786 1998 267,810 Total 420,812
§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) pro-hunting and (b) anti-hunting demonstrations have been held in London since May 1997. [93472]
Number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates courts for a variety of offences under the Immigration Act 1971 in England and Wales, 1998 1 Offence description Number of defendants Non citizen failing to comply with requirements to report to a medical officer or to submit to a test or examination required by such an officer2 — If by means which includes deception by him, he obtains or seeks to obtain leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom3 2 Knowingly concerned in making or carrying out arrangements for securing or facilitating the entry into the UK of anyone whom he knows or has reasonable cause for believing to be: an illegal entrant4 177 an asylum claimant5 4 1 All data are provisional 2 Sec 24(1)(d) 3 Sec 24(1)(aa) as added by Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 sec 4 4 Sec 25(1)(a) 5 Sec 25(1)(b) as added by Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 sec 5