(2) what progress has been made on the IMPACT project for a Police National Intelligence database; and if she will make a statement.

(2) what progress has been made on the IMPACT project for a Police National Intelligence database; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what progress has been made on negotiations between the National Police Improvement Agency and potential providers of a Police National Intelligence database; and if she will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what progress has been made on negotiations between the National Police Improvement Agency and potential providers of a Police National Intelligence database; and if she will make a statement;

asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the targets set for black and minority ethnic police officer recruitment for each police force for each of the last five calendar years.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the targets set for black and minority ethnic police officer recruitment for each police force for each of the last five calendar years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional funding the Government will make available to the Scottish Executive to meet the cost of pension changes for police and fire and rescue services in Scotland as a result of the recent Ministerial decision.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional funding the Government will make available to the Scottish Executive to meet the cost of pension changes for police and fire and rescue services in Scotland as a result of the recent Ministerial decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been carried out of the effect on the amount of police paperwork of moving responsibility for charging decisions from police forces to the Crown Prosecution Service under the statutory charging initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been carried out of the effect on the amount of police paperwork of moving responsibility for charging decisions from police forces to the Crown Prosecution Service under the statutory charging initiative.

(5) which Government Departments she consulted before making a decision on the police pay award for 2008.

(5) which Government Departments she consulted before making a decision on the police pay award for 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of corruption involving (a) police, (b) prison and (c) customs officers which involved illegal drugs there were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of corruption involving (a) police, (b) prison and (c) customs officers which involved illegal drugs there were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints she has received in the last two months from (a) police officers and (b) members of the public on her decision not to implement the tribunal's recommendation on the police pay award for 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints she has received in the last two months from (a) police officers and (b) members of the public on her decision not to implement the tribunal's recommendation on the police pay award for 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are (a) seconded to overseas missions, governments or organisations and (b) otherwise serving abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are (a) seconded to overseas missions, governments or organisations and (b) otherwise serving abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission has the power to investigate complaints about allegedly unlawful conduct by serving police officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission has the power to investigate complaints about allegedly unlawful conduct by serving police officers.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 28 October (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1469), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the assessment of the recruitment, retention and progression of minority-ethnic staff of police forces.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 28 October (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1469), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the assessment of the recruitment, retention and progression of minority-ethnic staff of police forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the Metropolitan Police of paying the recent proposed award of 2.5 per cent. to police officers in full would be in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the Metropolitan Police of paying the recent proposed award of 2.5 per cent. to police officers in full would be in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of time on average (a) all officers and (b) patrol officers spent on (i) incident and (ii) non-incident-related paperwork in each year since 2003-04; and how long each spent on average on patrol in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of time on average (a) all officers and (b) patrol officers spent on (i) incident and (ii) non-incident-related paperwork in each year since 2003-04; and how long each spent on average on patrol in each year.

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security (Vernon Coaker) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today placed in the Library our proposals for allocation of police grant for England and Wales for 2009-10, with indicative allocations for 2010-11. I intend to implement...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security (Vernon Coaker) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today placed in the Library our proposals for allocation of police grant for England and Wales for 2009-10, with indicative allocations for 2010-11. I intend to implement...

I have today placed in the Library our proposals for allocation of police grant for England and Wales for 2009-10, with indicative allocations for 2010-11. I intend to implement the proposals on police grant subject to consideration of any representations and to the approval of the House. The Government announced...

I have today placed in the Library our proposals for allocation of police grant for England and Wales for 2009-10, with indicative allocations for 2010-11. I intend to implement the proposals on police grant subject to consideration of any representations and to the approval of the House. The Government announced...

(4) whether she consulted (a) the Police Federation and (b) other representatives from police forces in England and Wales before deciding not to fully implement the arbitration panel's recommendation on police pay;

(4) whether she consulted (a) the Police Federation and (b) other representatives from police forces in England and Wales before deciding not to fully implement the arbitration panel's recommendation on police pay;

(3) what discussions took place with HM Treasury before the decision was taken not to fully implement the Police Arbitration Panel's pay settlement recommendation;

(3) what discussions took place with HM Treasury before the decision was taken not to fully implement the Police Arbitration Panel's pay settlement recommendation;

(2) what the reasons were for consulting an arbitration panel on police pay;

(2) what the reasons were for consulting an arbitration panel on police pay;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who was consulted before the decision was made not to implement the Police Arbitration Panel's pay settlement fully;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who was consulted before the decision was made not to implement the Police Arbitration Panel's pay settlement fully;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library the minutes of the meeting with the Police Federation at which her Department agreed to pursue arbitration measures on police pay.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library the minutes of the meeting with the Police Federation at which her Department agreed to pursue arbitration measures on police pay.