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Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Drugs (11 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2063W, on treatment programmes, what the disaggregated figures for (a) detoxification and (b) maintenance are for (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Young Reoffenders (10 Nov 2009) has video

David Burrowes: Does spending two thirds of the youth justice budget on putting young offenders in custody when two thirds of young offenders come out and commit another offence represent good value for money, or could local authorities with a devolved budget do better?

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: It is a pleasure to take part in the debate, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) for securing it. I welcome the new Minister for Europe to the debate. We have had a change of envoy and several Europe Ministers in a short period, which has not necessarily helped with our focus on the Cyprus issue, but I welcome the fact that the Minister, like previous Ministers, is...

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. On a cross-party basis, we very much share the concern that a solution should be reached for Cyprus. The amount of talking is increasing, but it is important that we see real confidence building. We talk about it a lot, but we need a real result. Confidence can come about only through dialogue and access. I mentioned in an...

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: My hon. Friend has made her point about the division clearly. That division is nowhere clearer than in Nicosia itself—a divided capital. Is it not unacceptable that there should be that division in a European state? We have been commemorating the reunification of European capitals; is not reunification something that should happen in this context?

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: I thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this annual debate, in which I welcome the opportunity to participate. Does he share my concern that those euros should also be spent on restoring the cultural and religious heritage, which has been ignored or decimated in many places? Would he also like to pick up on, as he did last year, the visit that he and I made in relation to the four Maronite...

Written Answers — Health: Hydrotherapy Pools (4 Nov 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hydrotherapy pools are available for treatment in each primary care trust in England.

Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: Will the Minister give way?

Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: I pay tribute to my hon. Friend and his long-standing campaign on behalf of the Tamil community and on the importance of respect for human rights. A cross-party campaign has existed for some years both inside and outside the House, and I pay tribute to Rachel Joyce, Andy Charalambous and others. The Foreign Secretary said that this was a war without witness, but the danger now is that any...

Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: I thank the right hon. Lady for giving way, and I apologise for not being here at the start of her speech. It was due to commitments that I had with an all-party group. The right hon. Lady is speaking about the Sri Lankan Government honouring their commitments. Will she say how important it is that they do not simply shift their goals from 180 days to the end of the year, with only 100,000...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (26 Oct 2009) has video

David Burrowes: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (26 Oct 2009) has video

David Burrowes: Will the Home Secretary assure my constituent, Gary McKinnon, who has attracted considerable public interest, that he is carefully considering the compelling new medical evidence on the impact of the extradition proceedings on my constituent's Asperger's syndrome? Will he in any event defer the execution of the extradition order until after the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on 10...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: It is a pleasure to take part in this timely debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Dr. Palmer) on introducing this issue, which it is important for Parliament to deal with. I also congratulate him on not being unduly drawn into the high-profile al-Megrahi case, which is plainly not within the jurisdiction of this Parliament or the Government. It is important to focus, as the...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: That is a good point, particularly in connection with early release on compassionate grounds. In relation to the Parole Board's consideration of such matters, I understand that a protocol was published last month specifically to clarify victim participation in hearings. The victims can thus be clear about their expectations, knowing that their voice can be heard through statements to be...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: I hear the point that is being made—that we can characterise the political process as jockeying and point scoring. It does happen, but one cannot apply that caricature wholly to political decisions made about release on compassionate grounds. I agree that such things must be dealt with in a clear and rational manner. I would want to scrutinise those decisions to ensure that they had...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: As time is running short, I do not want to get into a long debate about the Government's policy in relation to DNA and such like. There are more prisoners on the imprisonment for public protection level who are serving sentences, thus putting pressure on the estate. The Government could have planned for that. The Prime Minister was given the information back in 2002 and could have signed the...

Written Answers — Justice: Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders (19 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which secure facilities young people who had previously been detained at Orchard Lodge Secure Children's Home were moved when that facility was closed in July 2009.

Written Answers — Justice: Youth Custody: Per Capita Costs (15 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his most recent estimate is of the total monthly cost of a custodial place at (a) young offender institutions, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure children's homes.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Bahai Faith (12 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Iran on the detention of Iranian Bahai leaders in Evin prison in Tehran.

Written Answers — Justice: Children: Remand in Custody (12 Oct 2009)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children commenced a period of definition on the juvenile secure estate (a) on remand and (b) after sentencing for (i) less than one month, (ii) less than six months, (iii) less than one year, (iv) less than three years and (v) more than three years in each of the last five years.