HC Deb 17 December 2001 vol 377 cc90-1W
Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions have been recorded for offences under the Explosives Acts in each of the last five years. [22349]

Beverley Hughes

The information held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database relating to England and Wales for the years 1996–2000 is given in the table.

Mr. Blunkett

The proportion of my Department's services capable of electronic delivery is currently 47 per cent. By the end of 2002, this should have risen to about 70 per cent. This compares with the Government's target of 25 per cent. by 2002.

My Department's e-Business Strategy is published on the internet. The body of the strategy can be found at http: //www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ebusiness/stratmain.pdf. The appendixes are at http: //www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ebusiness/stratapp.pdf.

Appendix A lists Home Office services and progress towards their e-enablement.