§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will publish his annual report on the Social Fund for 1999–2000 and the Social Fund Commissioner's annual report. [130673]
§ Angela EagleThe Secretary of State's annual report on the Social Fund for 1999–2000 (Cm 4755) was published today and has been laid before Parliament.
The report records that total gross expenditure in 1999–2000 was £612 million. This included, 219,000 non-repayable grants and 1,950,000 interest free loans together worth £556 million and funeral, maternity and cold weather payments totalling £56 million. In addition, around 10 million people in over 7.5 million older households received winter fuel payments worth around £760 million.
546WInformation on arrests at, or in connection with, football matches is collated by the National Criminal Intelligence Service. The data currently available, which are shown, cover arrests by offence for the period 1996–97 to 1998–99. They have not been collated on a league or club basis in the past but will be in future.
Data provided by the National Criminal Intelligence Service on arrests by offence for the period 1996–97 to 1998–99 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Drink related offence 1,338 1,168 1,113 Disorderly behaviour 832 523 413 Threatening behaviour 376 312 322 Affray 19 65 69 Violent Disorder 23 52 100 Running on the pitch 177 243 198 Racial/Indecent chanting 10 33 25 Throwing missiles 11 31 42 Ticket touting 173 173 213 Assault 19 110 133 Breach of Exclusion order 19 19 15 Other 580 578 698 Total 3,577 3,307 3,341
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were(a) arrested and (b) ejected from the ground at football matches at each Premiership and Football League club in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [128999]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI have been asked to reply.
Information on arrests at football matches is collated and analysed by the National Criminal Intelligence Service. Data are only currently available by Football League Division between the 1992–93 and 1998–99 seasons and are indicated as shown. Unfortunately, no data are obtainable on ejections from football grounds.
The Social Fund Commissioner's annual report has also been published today and copies placed in the Library.