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Mr. Jonathan Powell
Dr. Mawhinney: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the names of those normally at present employed to work in (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) the Cabinet Office who have seen, or had access to classified documents, prior to receiving security clearance, since 1 May. [2559]
Mr. Beith: To ask the Prime Minister if Mr. Jonathan Powell will have access to all levels of advice and papers relating to intelligence and security. [2813]
The Prime Minister [holding answer 9 June 1997]: My Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell, may from time to time need to have access to sensitive intelligence material. He has previously been positively vetted, and his vetting is now being renewed. Pending the completion of that process, the security and intelligence agencies have been consulted about what material he should see and their recommendations are being followed.
Special advisers in my office are, as a matter of routine, being positively vetted, though I do not expect them to have access, for example, to sensitive intelligence material.
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Mr. Baker:
To ask the Prime Minister Pursuant to his answer of 3 June, Official Report, column 134, what steps he is taking to ensure public accountability for the work undertaken by the Minister without Portfolio. [2561]
The Prime Minister
[holding answer 9 June 1997]: My hon. Friend will, like the Minister without Portfolio in the previous administration, answer written questions from hon. Members about his ministerial role.
Mr. Llew Smith:
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the ministers, officials and other nominated individuals he intends to accompany him in the United Kingdom delegation to the United Nations General Assembly special session, Earth summit II, in New York on 23 to 27 June. [2876]
The Prime Minister:
My right hon. Friends, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for International Development and the Minister of State for the Environment, will be attending at various times during the week of the special session.
The following officials will also attend:
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The following additional individuals are also being invited to join the United Kingdom Delegation:
Mr. Terry Davis:
To ask the Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the latest Information Bulletin on the activities of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Assembly of Western European Union covering the period October 1996 to April 1997. [3128]
The Prime Minister:
I have done so today.
Mr. Baldry:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to carry out a review of the impact of duty on beer and its relationship to the amount of beer consumed in the United Kingdom from elsewhere in the EU; and if he will make a statement. [2937]
Dawn Primarolo:
I am aware of industry concerns regarding cross border shopping and smuggling of alcoholic drinks, including beer, and the duty rates on these products. A lot of work has already been done, with the help of the industry, in assessing the size and nature of the problem and in introducing measures to counter illegal activity. I shall be studying all these issues in depth before coming to conclusions.
Mr. Colvin:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his definition of the term public utility. [2696]
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will announce details of the windfall levy in his Budget statement on 2 July.
Mr. Colvin:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he considers Railtrack plc to be a public utility. [2695]
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Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will announce details of the windfall levy in his Budget statement on 2 July.
Mr. Cummings:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to change the present formula used in the calculation of the unemployed so as better to reflect the numbers of people out of work. [2148]
Mrs. Helen Liddell:
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) on 22 May 1997, Official Report, Written Answers, column 117.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the United Kingdom's contribution to the EU budget. [2264]
Mrs. Liddell:
The latest estimate of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the European Community Budget for the financial year 1997-98 is £2,750 million.
The Government will publish before the recess the annual White Paper on the EC Budget. This will include an estimate of the UK's contribution for the calendar year 1997.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which EU countries currently fulfil the requirements for convergence set out in the Maastricht treaty protocols; and to what extent each country fails to meet each of the criteria. [2367]
Mrs. Liddell:
The question of which countries fulfil the necessary conditions for adoption of the single currency will be decided by the Council meeting in the form of Heads of State or Government, in accordance with Article 109j of the EC Treaty. The latest Commission Spring forecasts, which are available in the Library, provide comparable estimates of 1996 outturns for inflation, interest rates, debt and deficits for each member state.
Mr. Goggins:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Great Britain, (b) the City of Manchester, (c) the Borough of Trafford and (d) the constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale, East who currently earn less than (a) £2.50, (b) £3.00, (c) £3.50 and (d) £4 per hour. [2552]
Mrs. Liddell:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Paul Goggins, dated 10 June 1997:
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Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the market value and the replacement value of the private housing stock as a percentage of money gross domestic product, for each year since 1967. [2292]
Mrs. Liddell:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange a reply to be given.
No. 10
Mr. A. Allan
Mr. J. Powell
Mr. J. Holmes
Mr. A Campbell
FCO
Mr. P. Lever
Mr. W. Ehrman
Mr. N. Sheinwald
Mr. J. de Fonblanque
Mr. I. Donaldson
DTI
Mr. M. Massey
DOE
Miss D. Nichols
Dr. D. J. Fisk
Ms S. McCabe
Mr. S. Dugdale
Mr. P. F. Unwin
Ms S. Jenkins
Mr. B. P. Oliver
Mr. C. Tompkins
Mr. J. Jacobs
Ms T. Vokes
Mr. J. Irvin
UK Mission to the UN
Sir J. Weston
Mr. S. Gomersall
Mr. P. Gooderham
Ms V. Harris
Mr. A. Lloyd
Ms J. Barrett
Mr. J. Tucknott
There are expected to be 15 additional support staff.
Forestry Commission
Mr. M. Dudley
Mr. Cynog Dafis MP
Ms Joan Walley MP
Minister K. Azopardi (Government of Gibraltar)
Mr. J. Delgado (Government of Gibraltar)
Dr. M. Romeril (Government of Jersey)
Deputy Alistair Layzell (Government of Jersey)
Mr. F. A. Osborn (UNED-UK)
Mr. T. Bigg (UNED-UK)
Councillor John Harman (Local Government International Bureau)
Mr. A. Hams (Local Government International Bureau)
Dr. Richard Robson (ICI)
Professor G. Ashworth (Chairman, Going for Green)
Dr. Elizabeth Nelson (Chairman UK Ecolabelling Board)
Mr. C. Newton (Environment Agency)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on earnings in Great Britain, the City of Manchester, the Borough of Trafford and the constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East.
The latest information, from the New Earnings Survey (NES) April 1996 which preceded the creation of the Wythenshawe and Sale East parliamentary constituency, is given in the table below. Data for the area prior to the last General Election are given instead.
£2.50 £3.00 £3.50 £4.00
Great Britain 1.5 2.8 7.6 14.4
City of Manchester 1.0 1.5 5.0 10.4
Borough of Trafford 1.3 1.9 7.2 13.3
Manchester Wythenshawe constituency 0.9 0.9 2.3 5.5
Altrincham and Sale constituency 0.7 1.5 8.0 14.6
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