HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc906-7W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members there are in the Leicestershire Constabulary, broken down by rank; and how many are(a) women, (b) black and (c) Asian. [34619]

Mr. Denham

The information in the tables has been provided by the Chief Constable and reflects the position in the Leicestershire Constabulary on 8 February 2002.

sites which have already been considered and have been deemed unsuitable. [32515]

Angela Eagle

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Mid-Worcestershire (Mr. Luff) on 11 February 2002,Official Report, column 57W.

So far, none has been deemed unsuitable.

John Barrett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria the Government have set for selecting sites for accommodation centres to house asylum seekers within the UK; and which of these criteria have been met by RAF Turnhouse in Edinburgh. [32519]

Angela Eagle

The criteria are set out in the answer I gave the hon. Member for Mid-Worcestershire (Mr. Luff) on 7 February 2002,Official Report, column 1134W. The Royal Air Force (RAF) Turnhouse site appears to meet these initial criteria.

Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people seeking asylum have been located in the Portsmouth, South constituency since the introduction of the Government's dispersal policy; and if he will make a statement. [35444]

Angela Eagle

Figures are not available by constituency for those asylum seekers accommodated by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS).

Statistics from NASS for the end of September 2001, show that 1501.2 asylum seekers (including dependants) were being supported in NASS accommodation in Portsmouth.

  • 1Figure rounded to the nearest 10.
  • 2 Cases where support has been ceased are excluded from this figure.