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James Brokenshire: The details of the Home Department’s total spend with, and what proportion of the Department’s budget has been spent in payment to, companies in the private sector, in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, can be found in the following table. To provide the data for 2008-09 and 2009-10 would incur disproportionate cost.

James Brokenshire [holding answer 18 July 2013]: In respect of the Home Department’s expenditure with Capita and Serco in the given period I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answers given on 19 June 2013, Official Report, columns 686-87W and 4 July 2013, Official Report, column 788W, respectively. The Home Department’s expenditure with G4S, GEO Amey and Sodexo can be found in the following table:

Damian Green [holding answer 18 July 2013]: There is a provision in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which empowers the police in certain defined circumstances to remove and recover vehicles. This work is carried out by contracted recovery operators. The Home Office has not issued any guidance on the use of these powers, which is an operational matter for the police.

Mr Jeremy Browne [holding answer 5 July 2013]: This information is not held centrally.

Damian Green: There are complex jurisdictional issues associated with referrals from South Yorkshire Police in relation to events at Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984 and the subsequent court cases. These referrals are currently under assessment by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

Mr Harper The UK Border Agency was abolished on 1 April 2013. At that point all employees were reintegrated into the wider Home Office. For the 12 months previously (the 2012-13 financial year), the joiners and leavers by grade are set out in the following table. A breakdown by each month could be provided only at disproportionate cost.