§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial support has been given to Somali groups in each of the past five years. [89374]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 9 January 2003]: The financial support that the Home Department has directly paid to Somali groups between 1998–99 and 2002–03 were as follows.
England and Wales have been provided with extensive legislative powers for combating football hooliganism. This includes empowering the police to seek football banning orders against individuals who pose a risk of violence or disorder in connection with football matches. The orders prevent attendance at domestic matches and travel to matches played overseas. There are currently over 1,400 people subject to banning orders. There is no comparable legislation in Scotland or Northern Ireland.