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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are subject to control orders; and, of those, how many are in receipt of each type of benefit. [HL821]
In relation to the total number of individuals currently subject to control orders, I would refer the noble Baroness to the latest Written Ministerial Statement in relation to control orders which was published on 15 December 2009. This Statement explains that, as of 10 December 2009, there were 12 control orders in force.
The latest information that the Home Office holds shows that as of 10 December 2009, 10 of the individuals subject to control orders were in receipt of benefits that are administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Some individuals are in receipt of more than one form of DWP administered benefit. Of these individuals: two receive incapacity benefit, five receive jobseeker's allowance, three receive employment and support allowance, and one receives income support.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the Home Office since the commencement of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 on providing individuals subject to control orders with telephone line rental and phone-cards, including VAT thereon. [HL823]
The Home Office spent £7,856.44 including VAT on telephone line rental for individuals subject to control orders between April 2006 and October 2009. It is not possible to provide the amount spent on telephone line rental prior to April 2006 due to the way the costs have been accounted for. The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
It is not possible to provide the total amount spent on phone cards for this period as this information forms part of the total amount spent on the provision of accommodation for individuals subject to control orders and cannot be extracted from this figure. However, as phone cards have been issued only infrequently, and not at all since 2007, this figure is assessed to be small.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants are employed to administer the control orders programme. [HL824]
Within the Home Office, 10 full-time equivalent staff are currently employed to work on control orders.